IMS inks U.S. sales deal with Fischer

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nov 7, 2012

Italian women's imaging vendor Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS) has named Fischer Medical Technologies as the exclusive U.S. distributor for Giotto products, IMS said.

The agreement follows one inked earlier this year under which Fischer Medical became the U.S. distributor for the Giotto full-field digital mammography system.

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