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DirectMed Imaging Acquires Richardson Healthcare’s SC Operations

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DirectMed Imaging, a supplier of aftermarket medical imaging parts, systems, and training, acquires Richardson Healthcare’s Fort Mill, SC operation. Richardson Healthcare is a division of Richardson Electronics (NASDAQ: RELL).

 

DirectMed’s acquisition expands its Canon/Toshiba MRI and CT parts expertise and inventory breadth. The purchase also allows DirectMed to enter the Canon/Toshiba CT training market for engineers and biomedical professionals, as well as become the exclusive global distributor for Richardson Electronics repaired Siemens Straton Z, MX, and MXP CT X-ray tubes. Additionally, DirectMed will now be the exclusive global distributor for the ALTA750 and ALTA 750G CT X-ray tubes.

 

DirectMed’s customers will benefit from Richardson Electronics’ world-class X-ray tube manufacturing infrastructure, engineering talent, and expertise that repairs Siemens X-ray tubes, a highly-valued offering in the marketplace.

 

“DirectMed has spent five years making strategic investments and now six acquisitions that bring our customers excellence in inventory and service,” said Brad de Koning, DirectMed Imaging CEO. “Richardson Healthcare has built an impressive CT X-ray tube, training, and parts business. We are excited to have their expertise, solutions, and inventory under our roof and to strengthen our Canon/Toshiba aftermarket parts offerings.”

 

“Hospitals and service organizations cannot waste time when their engineers need parts or support to keep mission-critical diagnostic imaging machines up and running,” said Tanner LoRusso, Chief Commercial Officer for DirectMed Imaging. “Our customers have come to know us as a dependable partner to help solve their most difficult needs quickly and efficiently. The acquisition of Richardson Healthcare is the latest milestone of DirectMed’s to invest in the needs of our customers’.”

 

“We recognize that our customers operate in an industry where efficiency and cost-savings are intertwined with quality patient care,” said Nicholas Richardson, Richardson Healthcare global senior sales and business operations manager. “By joining the DirectMed family, we are creating more enhanced, innovative, and compelling solutions for new and existing clients. Together, we can deliver a level of expertise and inventory that neither brand could have achieved on its own.”

DirectMed is backed by private equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners.

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