Made for Patients, Made for You, Made for Partnerships.
As a member of the Canon group companies, Canon Medical is dedicated to assisting patients, our customers, and partners, with healthcare solutions that address their individual needs and concerns. This dedication comes from our management philosophy of “Made for Life.”
A Legacy of Innovation
For more than 100 years Canon Medical has been delivering value to our customers with game-changing solutions such as:
1915
GIBA, Japan's first X-ray tube is made
1932
The GIBA 75 X-ray device is introduced
1966
Entry to the ultrasound market
1976
First linear array ultrasound is introduced
1978
First cassette-less X-Ray introduced
1983
World’s first commercial MRI introduced
1985
World’s first continuously rotating slip-ring CT
1992
World’s first Angio-CT system
2007
World’s first wide-area CT detector
2014
Leading the industry in non-contrast MRA
2016
Introduction of Vantage Galan 3T noise quieting technology
2016
Introduced Aquilion ONE/GENESIS Edition CT
2017
Introduced ultra-high resolution CT Aquilion Precision
2018
World’s First High Definition Flat Panel Detector
Our Heritage
Canon Medical Systems is born from two global leaders—Canon and Toshiba Medical.
In business for more than 100 years, Toshiba Medical was built to improve the quality of life for all people. It delivered on this mission with medical innovations that are Made for Life—made to improve the lives of patients, clinicians and administrators. Its legacy was built with pioneering medical technology, such as the world's first X-ray machines in 1932 and Japan's first Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems (MRI) in 1983.
Toshiba Medical’s vision was strengthened in 2016 with its acquisition by Canon. Canon entered the healthcare business in 1940 with the development of Japan’s first indirect X-ray camera which was used for the early detection of pulmonary tuberculosis.
The partnership of these two companies (now Canon Medical Systems Corporation), brings together two cutting-edge technology businesses, founded with similar values of creativity, flexibility and patient-friendly healthcare solutions. Today, their combined history of research and innovation drive forward Canon Medical Systems’ vision for building a world-class healthcare enterprise.
Innovating to Address Clinical Specialties
We understand that many of your patients are dealing with chronic diseases—like cancer or cardiovascular disease—that require care over the long-term. That’s why we are innovating imaging techniques to help our customers address the health issues facing today’s patients.
