OSI Systems, Inc. is an American company based in
California
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that develops and markets security and inspection systems such as
airport security X-ray machine
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s and
metal detectors, medical monitoring and
anesthesia
Anesthesia (American English) or anaesthesia (British English) is a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical or veterinary purposes. It may include some or all of analgesia (relief from or prev ...
systems, and
optoelectronic devices. As of June 2010, the company employs approximately 3,180 personnel globally and includes subsidiary companies
Spacelabs Healthcare,
Rapiscan Systems and OSI Optoelectronics.
History
* 1987 OSI Systems, Inc. was founded (prior to May 1997 operated under the name “Opto Sensors, Inc.”)
* 1990 Acquired UDT Sensors, Inc.
* 1993 Acquired Rapiscan Security Products Limited
* 1993 Acquired Ferson Optics, Inc.
* 1994 Formed ECIL-Rapiscan Security Products Limited (partnership with
Electronics Corporation Of India Limited)
* 1994 Formed Opto Sensors (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
* 1997 Acquired Advanced Micro Electronics AS
* 1998 Acquired Osteometer MediTech A/S
* 1998 Purchased the security products business of Metorex International Oy
* 1998 Purchased a minority equity stake in Square One, Inc., (In 2000, acquired substantially all of Square One, Inc.’s assets)
* 1999 Acquired Aristo Medical Products, Inc.
* 1999 Formed OSI Medical, Inc.
* 2000 Formed RapiTec, Inc.
* 2001 Formed Dolphin Medical (merged OSI Medical, Inc. into Dolphin in March 2002)
* 2002 Acquired substantially all the assets of Thermo Centro Vision, Inc.,
* 2002 Purchased a minority equity interest in CXR Limited, (In December 2004 CXR Limited became a wholly owned subsidiary)
* 2002 Acquired all the outstanding capital stock of Ancore Corporation
* 2003 Acquired the military, laser-based training business of Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc. (In November 2003, acquired substantially all remaining assets of Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc.)
* 2003 Acquired substantially all of the assets of J&D Engineering (UK) Limited.
* 2004 Acquired Spacelabs Medical.
* 2005 Acquired Blease Medical Holdings Limited.
* 2006: OSI acquires Del Mar Reynolds, the British diagnostic cardiology company and adds it to the healthcare organization.
* 2011 Established new office in Hitech City in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
.
* 2016 The company offered $269 million to acquire
American Science and Engineering, a US manufacturer of
X-ray
An X-ray (also known in many languages as Röntgen radiation) is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than those of ultraviolet rays and longer than those of gamma rays. Roughly, X-rays have a wavelength ran ...
equipment.
* 2022 Establishes New State of the Art Factory of 50K sq. ft. near RG International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad India specializing in manufacturing of medical devices
References
External links
OSI Systems, Inc. websiteRapiscan Systems websiteOSI Optoelectronics websiteSpacelabs Healthcare website
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Companies based in California
Companies listed on the Nasdaq
Electronics companies of the United States
Hawthorne, California
Electronics companies established in 1987
1987 establishments in California