Acuson Overview

Acuson Corporation designs and manufactures high-performance systems that generate, display, archive and retrieve medical diagnostic ultrasound images. The company also provides service on the systems sold in the North America and in the countries where Acuson has international subsidiaries. The products of the company are designed on different platforms: sequoia ultrasound, aspen ultrasound,...More»

Acuson Corporation designs and manufactures high-performance systems that generate, display, archive and retrieve medical diagnostic ultrasound images. The company also provides service on the systems sold in the North America and in the countries where Acuson has international subsidiaries. The products of the company are designed on different platforms: sequoia ultrasound, aspen ultrasound, 128XP ultrasound. Other products of the company include picture archiving and communication system products. These are sold to hospitals, clinics, private and governmental institutions and healthcare agencies and doctors' offices.

Acuson was acquired Siemens (NYSE: SI) in October 2000.«Less