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Canon

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Canon Inc is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of network digital multifunction devices (MFDs), plain paper copying machines, laser printers, inkjet printers, cameras and lithography equipment. The company also produces medical imaging and other products. Its activities are conducted through three business segments:

• The Office business unit principally manufactures monochrome network digital MFDs, colour network digital MFDs, personal-use network digital MFDs, office copying machines, full-colour copying machines, personal-use copying machines, laser printers, large format inkjet printers and digital production printers.

• The Consumer business produces digital single-lens-reflex (SLR) cameras, compact digital cameras, interchangeable lenses, digital video camcorders, inkjet multifunction printers, single function inkjet printers, image scanners, broadcast equipment and calculators.

• The Industry and Others business, which mainly includes semiconductor lithography equipment, LCD lithography equipment, medical image recording equipment, ophthalmic products, magnetic heads, micromotors, computers, handy terminals and document scanners.

This report focuses on Canon’s medical devices business, which produces imaging equipment such as X-ray image sensors, retinal cameras, autorefractometers and image-processing equipment for computerised systems.

A significant event within Canon’s medical equipment business occurred in February 2010 when the company purchased a majority interest in Optopol Technologies of Poland. The aim of this acquisition is for Canon to achieve the world's No 1 position within the overall ophthalmic diagnostic equipment segment.

More recent acquisitions have focused on the hospital information technology (IT) solutions business. In July 2011, Canon acquired a minority interest in, and formed a strategic partnership with, MEDIAN Technologies, which will facilitate the joint development of new computer aided diagnosis/detection (CAD) products and services. Canon also acquired Delft Diagnostic Imaging, a medical PACS software solutions company, in February 2012.

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The report was produced as part of Medical Device Companies Analysis (MDCA). For more information on MDCA,