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NDS Surgical Imaging Acquires Dome Imaging; Combination Creates
the Leader in Medical Visualization Informatics
Other Topics: Vascular Access Market
NDS Surgical Imaging
August 6, 2008
SAN JOSE, CA -- NDS Surgical Imaging (“NDSsi”) of San Jose,
California, announced the acquisition of Dome Imaging Systems
(“Dome”), the medical business unit of Planar Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLNR).
Dome manufactures innovative medical display products for
diagnostic imaging and patient care applications. Dome’s
customers include global Picture Archiving and Communication
Systems (PACS) OEM suppliers and leading medical Information
Technology (IT) resellers to healthcare providers.
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“Bringing together these two
respected global leaders in medical visualization provides a
wealth of technology for advanced informatics solutions,
enabling the clinician to better diagnose and treat patients in
both Radiology and Surgical environments. The combined entity
now has the unique capability to connect the realms of PACS
imaging and surgical video/informatics, delivering valuable
innovation to the radiology reading room and the operating room
alike,” explained John Murphy, President and Chief Executive
Officer of NDSsi. “Our combined capabilities will enhance our
OEM customers’ and the practitioners’ clinical confidence in the
development and use of new medical visualization applications.”
“Dome products are a natural complement to the NDSsi line of
surgical visualization solutions sold to OEMs serving healthcare
providers,” said Brent Michael, Director of Sales for Dome.
“This combination blankets the market with two experienced and
complementary healthcare organizations that will continue to
serve their unique marketing channels worldwide, without overlap
or disruption in any facet of the business operations.”
“We are very excited about the strategic fit between NDSsi and
Planar’s Medical Business Unit, Dome Imaging. We have been aware
of Dome’s stellar reputation for high quality medical displays
and related technologies for a number of years. The management
teams of both companies are extremely compatible and the
combined companies are poised for significant future growth,”
said David Belluck, a General Partner at Riverside Partners and
Chairman of the Board at NDSsi.
As a global leader in medical visualization informatics
technologies, NDSsi will continue to innovate and provide
quality products to the global medical markets. For more
information, including company profiles and industry
contributions of both companies, please visit
www.ndssi.com/ndssi-dome.
About NDS Surgical Imaging
Based in Silicon Valley, CA, NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi)
delivers visualization systems that enable imaging informatics
in surgery. NDSsi products have revolutionized surgical
applications globally for over 12 years. As the company moves
into the next decade of innovation, delivery of new cutting edge
display and other high-technology products will enhance
operative and interventional surgical performance, enabling
better patient care. With US-based manufacturing and R&D
facilities, NDSsi has a global presence in more than 35
countries.
NDSsi is a Riverside Partners Portfolio Company. Riverside
Partners is a middle-market private equity firm currently
investing Riverside Fund III, L.P. The fund focuses on
growth-oriented companies in the healthcare and technology
industries. Riverside is particularly experienced at partnering
with founders, owners and management teams and it brings
substantial domain expertise and operating experience to its
portfolio companies.
For more information, visit www.ndssi.com.
About Dome Imaging Systems
Dome Imaging Systems (Dome), founded in 1989, and previously a
subsidiary of Planar Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLNR), focuses on
developing, manufacturing and marketing advanced display
products for medical-imaging applications. Dome has attained a
leadership position in the medical-imaging market with a series
of innovative products that meet the demanding
spatial-resolution and image-quality needs of PACS,
teleradiology, cardiology, diagnostic viewing stations, OEMs,
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