SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- R2 Technology, Inc., the leader in computer aided detection (CAD), announced that, pursuant to its September 2003 settlement agreement with iCAD it has issued a notice of dispute for patent infringement against iCAD, Inc. of Nashua, New Hampshire. The patents involved are fundamental and broad and relate to film based or digital CAD or both. In accordance with the previous settlement agreement, R2 has notified iCAD endeavoring to resolve the matter before proceeding to litigation.
R2’s ImageChecker(R) CAD system was originally approved by the U.S. Food Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998 for use with screening mammography to assist radiologists in the earlier detection of breast cancer. In 2004, R2 was the first company to receive FDA approval for CAD for chest multi-slice CT (MSCT). R2 currently owns or has rights to more than 150 U.S. patents and patent applications.
“R2 strongly believes that healthy competition is in the best interest of our customers and the patients they serve. During the past 12 years, R2 has made a significant investment in the research and development of computer aided detection technology designed to help detect cancer earlier,” said John Pavlidis, president and CEO, R2 Technology. “R2’s intellectual property is fundamental to our company’s success. As a result, R2 intends to vigorously protect and fully enforce its patent rights against any form of unfair competition or infringement.”
About R2 Technology, Inc.
R2 Technology, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a recognized leader in the development and commercialization of computer-aided detection (CAD), an innovative technology that assists radiologists in the detection of breast cancer, actionable lung nodules and other lung abnormalities. As a medical software company, R2 Technology is developing CAD systems for a variety of imaging modalities and disease states. R2 was given the 2004 Frost and Sullivan Product of the Year award for its innovative product for lung nodule detection for chest MSCT. For information, visit http://www.r2tech.com/ .
NOTE: ImageChecker is a registered trademark of R2 Technology, Inc.
R2 Technology, Inc.
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