FDA approves Swissray's direct digital X-ray detector

17 Jun 2002

The Food and Drug Administration has given Swissray International, Inc., approval for its AddOn-Bucky direct X-ray detector. The AddOn-Bucky converts X-rayinformation directly into a digital image which can be viewed on a workstation approximately 20 seconds later, replacing X-ray film. Swissray is the first company toreceive FDA approval for direct digital X-ray technology for general diagnostic purposes.