Alara receives densitometer patents

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Feb 5, 2003

Bone densitometry developer Alara of Hayward, CA, has received two U.S. patents, 6,490,339 and 6,510,197, for its MetriScan peripheral bone densitometer. The product allows physicians to perform in-office bone mineral density testing by scanning patient’s fingers. Using radiographic absorptiometry and low-dose x-rays, the device estimates the relative phalangeal bone density of a patient’s three middle fingers. The system then analyzes the data and provides a T-score of the results.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
February 6, 2003

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Alara acquires CR developer Phormax, May 2, 2002

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