Health & Fitness
Health and Fitness
Health and Fitness
Tue, January 20, 2009
Mon, January 19, 2009
Given Imaging: Given Imaging Announces Expansion of Distribution Relationship With FUJIFILM
YOQNEAM, ISRAEL--(Marketwire - January 20, 2009) - Given Imaging Ltd. (
"We are pleased to expand our relationship with FUJIFILM, a worldwide leader with a proven track record in the endoscopy market," said Homi Shamir, President and CEO of Given Imaging. "We believe that this partnership will provide excellent care for those patients suffering from gastrointestinal disorders in Japan. With both Suzuken and FUJIFILM Medical acting as distributors of the Company's products for the small bowel in Japan, we can expand our footprint and sales in the promising Japanese market. In addition, FUJIFILM's Double Balloon endoscope, launched in 2003 to treat diseases of the small bowel, is the perfect complement to Given Imaging's capsule endoscopy."
"The combination of FUJIFILM's Double Balloon endoscopy with Given Imaging's PillCam SB provides a very effective diagnostic and therapeutic solution to physicians for treating small bowel disorders," said Hisatoyo Kato, president and CEO of FUJIFILM Medical Co. "We are also thrilled by the prospects of connecting the output of these two devices to the Hospital Information Systems through our 'nexus sif' filing system."
About Given Imaging
Since 2001 Given Imaging has advanced gastrointestinal diagnosis by developing innovative, patient-friendly tools based on its PillCam® Platform. PillCam capsule endoscopy provides physicians with natural images of the small intestine via PillCam SB, the esophagus through PillCam ESO and the colon with PillCam COLON [not cleared for use in the USA]. The PillCam capsules are miniature video cameras that patients ingest. Given Imaging's other capsule products include Agile™ patency capsule, to verify intestinal patency, and Bravo®, the only wireless, catheter-free, 48-hour pH test commercially available for pH testing to assess gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Given Imaging's products use cutting-edge wireless technology and advanced software to enable gastroenterologists to better diagnose and more accurately treat patients. All Given Imaging products allow patients to maintain normal activities. Given Imaging's headquarters, manufacturing and R&D facilities are located in Yoqneam, Israel, with operating subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, France, Japan, Australia and Singapore. For more information, please visit [ http://www.givenimaging.com ].
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