(May 19, 2008) Eklin Medical Systems, a leading developer of digital radiography (DR),
PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) and practice
management software (VIA™) for veterinary care practices, announced it
has completed its acquisition of Ultrasource, the U.S. veterinary
distributor for Philips Medical Systems' ultrasound product line. The
acquisition adds an additional medical imaging modality to company's
Eklin Digital Practice® family and fulfills rapidly growing customer
demand for ultrasound solutions from Eklin.
"As ultrasound imaging has grown in popularity throughout
veterinary care, we have experienced increasing demand for an Eklin
ultrasound solution," said Gary R. Cantu, president and CEO of Eklin.
"We wanted an ultrasound partner that shared
our open workflow
standards philosophy in order to provide our clients with ultrasound
solutions that best fit their practice. Ultrasource and the Philips
product line both embrace the same open DICOM standard protocols while
providing outstanding customer service."
Ultrasource offers Philips and SIUI ultrasound systems for small
animal, equine, exotic and zoo animals. Applications include
cardiology, internal medicine, reproduction, musculoskeletal and other
soft tissue anatomy. Sophisticated color and pulse wave Doppler
settings also monitor blood flow velocity and volume.
"With Eklin's proven leadership in introducing open standards
technology to veterinary care, we felt Ultrasource was a natural fit
within the Eklin Digital Practice," said Randy Laufersky, president of
Ultrasource. "Our wide variety of ultrasound imaging solutions are
completely DICOM compliant, bringing another valuable diagnostic
imaging tool to the practice. This can translate to better results both
economically and clinically."
In addition to ultrasound, Eklin provides a number of digital and
data management products including DR, PACS and Practice Information
Management software (VIA) for small animal, exotic and equine
practices. Employing Eklin Digital Practice products and services,
veterinarians can obtain images in seconds, then store, review and
archive the images and other medical records at the touch of a button.
It also offers sophisticated image processing tools, giving the
clinician much greater depth of information that can be enlarged or
manipulated for far better detail, resulting in closer scrutiny of
potential areas of concern.
All of Eklin's digital technologies are built on published DICOM
standards, the medical industry's digital imaging and storage
protocols. This allows practices to select products from multiple
vendors which follow the same open standard and be able to seamlessly
integrate these other digital systems into the practice.
"The addition of ultrasound to our growing product line supports
our goal of offering our clients a one-stop shopping experience through
Eklin," said Cantu. "However, if the client prefers to integrate
another DICOM compliant technology to our DR, ultrasound, PACS or
practice management software, we firmly believe we should seamlessly
facilitate this freedom of choice."
About Eklin Medical Systems, Inc.
With hundreds of systems installed in private practices and
universities around the globe, Eklin Medical Systems, Inc. is one of
the world’s leading providers of veterinary PACS, practice management
and digital radiography products. The company focuses on applications
where speed, portability, and increased practice efficiency are
critically important. Eklin is a privately-held company headquartered
in Santa Clara, Calif., and can be contacted at 800-819-5538 or visit
http://www.eklin.com
I decided to go with Ultrasource mainly because of their knowledge, help and patience.. I highly recommend Ultrasource for ultrasound machines especially if you are a neophyte like I was at that time.
- Dr. Herman
