Novadaq® Technologies Inc., a provider of clinically relevant imaging solutions for use in surgical and diagnostic procedures, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Aïmago SA. Aïmago is a privately held medical imaging company, founded in 2008 as a spin off from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (“EPFL”), a Switzerland based academic and research institution.
Aïmago’s lead product, the EasyLDI Perfusion Camera, incorporates patented, high-speed, full field laser Doppler technology. The design of the device is tablet inspired, and is capable of “point-and-shoot” perfusion imaging at the surface of the skin, without the need to administer any imaging agent to patients. The EasyLDI Perfusion Camera is FDA 510(k) cleared and CE marked and Aïmago has installed the first four commercial systems at key opinion leading sites in Europe. EasyLDI’s ability to rapidly visualize surface perfusion is expected to be optimal for screening and pre-diagnostic uses in multiple settings including doctors’ offices where patients are assessed for wounds, burns and limb ischemia. The product will complement NOVADAQ’s SPY® technology which provides deeper, detailed quantitative vascular and microcirculation blood flow and perfusion assessment capabilities, typically during treatments in operating rooms and wound care clinics.