In 1918, Philips started with their first medical X-ray tube. Philips Medical Systems now is a global leader in diagnostic imaging systems, healthcare information technology solutions, and patient monitoring and cardiac devices. Philips also provides customer services such as financing, consultancy and maintenance & repair.
Philips lacked in the field of ultrasound till 1998. By buying ATL (Bothell, Washington) in this year Philips establishing itself as an important player in ultrasound. In 2001 Philips also acquired Agilent (formerly Hewlett-Packard; Andover, Massachusetts), a market leader in the cardiology and vascular ultrasound systems (HP2000 to HP5500, now Sonos 2000 to Sonos 5500).

Philips Medical System is the diagnostics business of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest. Philips is quoted on the NYSE (symbol: PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. On October 19, 2001, Philips Medical Systems completed a 3-year acquisition strategy through its purchase of Marconi Medical Systems. Marconi Medical Systems offered leading multislice CT, MRI, and Nuclear Gamma Camera systems to medical institutions around the world. As well as new 3.0T developments, Philips is also in collaboration with researchers at the University of Nottingham, with the intention of developing an ultrahigh field strength clinical 7.0T whole body MR system.

Ultrasound Systems:

From Philips Medical Systems;
'The perfect practice system...
The SD 240E is a compact and ergonomically designed system, standard equipped with two probe connectors. The user has a choice out of more than 12 linear, curved and annular phased array probes which can be used with this perfect office unit. Total Image Focus and cine memory technology are just the icing on the cake.'
This product is not available in the US, Australia, or New Zealand from Philips Medical Systems.'

Specifications for this system will be available soon.

From Philips Medical Systems;
'The powerful system...
The SD 260 is a powerful B/W ultrasound system that offers standard all major scan techniques: curved, linear and annular phased array. The user has a choice of no less than 12 probes and can connect up to three probes simultaneously, regardless of their technique. The SD 260 is perfectly suited for use in either a busy hospital or clinic.'
This product is not available in the US, Australia, or New Zealand from Philips Medical Systems.

Specifications for this system will be available soon.

From Philips Medical Systems;
'A perfect portable system...
The SD 100 is a system designed to travel. Weighing only 10.5 kg and battery or mains operated, the SD 100E is a full-featured ultrasound unit with a comprehensive software package, nine-inch monitor, digital output and built-in diskette for software updates and image storage. The SD 100E user can choose from seven linear and convex array dual frequency probes to perform many ultrasound examinations, quickly and reliably.'
This product is not available in the US, Australia, or New Zealand from Philips Medical Systems.

Specifications for this system will be available soon.

From Philips Medical Systems;
'The Philips EnVisor system is a new class of ultrasound system, offering a rich combination of advanced performance, thoughtful ergonomics and elegant data management, all at a very achievable price point.'

Specifications for this system will be available soon.