Interventional CT represents a strategic opportunity for Medrad. The company has signed its second distribution agreement in three months, this one with Lakewood, CO-based UltraGuide, for products addressing this market segment.Medrad, a U.S. subsidiary
Interventional CT represents a strategic opportunity for Medrad. The company has signed its second distribution agreement in three months, this one with Lakewood, CO-based UltraGuide, for products addressing this market segment.
Medrad, a U.S. subsidiary of Schering, agreed in January to begin distributing UltraGuide's CT-Guide in the U.S. and France. The visual guidance system designed for minimally invasive CT procedures will be marketed along with SimpliCT, a CT guidance device manufactured by NeoRad. A distribution agreement for SimpliCT was signed in November. Interventional guidance is a natural extension of Medrad's product lines, according to the company, which provides MRI surface coils and power injectors for contrast-enhanced studies.
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