Canadian market comprises more than 1,000 hospitals. Number of medical and diagnostic laboratories (which include x-ray) surpasses 3,000.

A Canadian Medical Device Licence was issued September 24 by Health Canada for Reveal 35C™, created by KA Imaging – a University of Waterloo spin-off company.

Reveal is a portable dual-energy X-ray detector that enables bone and soft-tissue differentiation without motion artifacts in a single X-ray exposure. The detector simultaneously delivers DR, bone, and tissue images in one shot. Reveal can be taken to the bedside of vulnerable patients in hospital and used easily to aid emergency procedures. It is also affordable and comes at a quarter of the price of many fixed dual-energy systems.

“Getting this Health Canada licence is a major step forward for KA Imaging, especially coupled with the recent FDA clearance. As a Canadian company we are thrilled to have received Health Canada’s approval and eagerly anticipate providing