Medical Device Company Intelligence Reports provide a full review of the company's activities, from its origins to its latest corporate activity, including mergers and acquisitions, agreements, divestitures, major purchasing contracts and litigation. Sections are included on products, international activities and R&D, as well as a full, in-depth five year financial analysis. An introduction to each report and a full table of contents is provided for review. More than 60 Medical Device Company Intelligence Reports are currently available.The history of Aloka began in 1950 when the medical equipment department of Japan Radio Company became an independent company, Medical and Physical Institute Co Ltd. In 1976, the company's name was changed to Aloka, which means 'ray of hope' in ancient Sanskrit.Aloka's operations are divided within three product segments: Electronic Medical Systems (including diagnostic ultrasound systems, bone densitometry systems and medical treatment and surgery systems), General Analysis Systems (including radiation measuring instruments, radio control instruments, analysis systems using radiation and bio-related systems) and Medical Analysis Systems (laboratory test systems, pipettors, and emission and spectroscopic analysis systems). This profile focuses on the Electronic Medical Systems activities.As a manufacturer of medical ultrasound equipment, Aloka's most significant achievements include the development of the world's first diagnostic ultrasound system ' the SSD-2 ' in 1960 and the first Colour Doppler system in 1983. Aloka's worldwide headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan. It operates 40 domestic and 16 overseas business establishments, including subsidiaries. The company's US headquarters is located in Wallingford, Connecticut, and its European headquarters is in Zug, Switzerland. Aloka exports its products to more than 150 countries.In 1992, Aloka formed a joint venture in Shanghai, China. The joint venture, Shanghai Aloka Medical Equipment Co Ltd, was the first Sino-Japanese joint venture producing medical ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in China. A joint venture with Trivitron Medical Systems in India was established in April 2009 and is producing ultrasound systems for the Asian markets. Aloka's competitors include Dr