The $2 billion acquisition by GE Medical Systems of Helsinki, Finland-based Instrumentarium Corp., the largest medical device deal of 2002, has obvious implications for the patient monitoring market in which both companies have major stakes. The deal also is likely to have a significant future impact on driving the growth of the digital mammography market.
The $2 billion acquisition by GE Medical Systems (GEMS) of Helsinki, Finland-based Instrumentarium Corp. , the largest medical device deal of 2002, has obvious implications for the patient monitoring market in which both companies have major stakes, but the deal also is likely to have a significant future impact on driving the growth of the digital mammography market [See Deal].
GEMS, a subsidiary of General Electric Co. , is currently number two in the US (behind Philips Medical Systems...
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