ADAC Laboratories Industry Medical Devices Founded 1970; 54 years ago (1970 ) Defunct 2000 (2000 ) Fate Acquired by Philips Headquarters United States
Number of employees
720
ARC 3000 Gantry & Patient Table ARC 3000 showing detector printed circuit boards ARC 3000 Mobile Collimator Cart & Storage Rack Argus single head gamma camera Solus dual head gamma camera Vertex MCD gamma camera with automatic exchanger Forte dual head gamma camera Skylight dual headed gamma camera Pegasys Ultra 10 Skylight serial number label on 2008 manufactured system showing ADAC Laboratories Milpitas address. ADAC Laboratories [ 1] [ 2] Silicon Valley medical device company specialising in nuclear medicine gamma camera manufacturing and associated nuclear medicine processing computers and software. It was originally located at 10300 Bubb Road, Cupertino , California, 95014, then as the company expanded moved in turn to the following locations. 4747 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA 951,[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Milpitas , CA 95035. Although most people called the company ADAC or adaclabs, the name ADAC was an acronym of Analytical Development Associates Corporation.[ 6] [ 7]
In the early years ADAC developed both small nuclear medicine related hardware and software products but between 1975 and the 1980s, become better known for their computer systems such as the CDS and DPS acquisition and processing systems. In 1987–88 ADAC maintained Philips ARC gamma camera installed base under licence and In ~1991 Philips exited the nuclear medicine market. At that time, the Dutch vendor licensed its nuclear technology to both ADAC and Digital Design of France".[ 8] radiation treatment planning systems (RTP) . In 1993 it was sued by Elscint for patent infringement and in 1994 purchased Philips' nuclear medicine patent portfolio, consisting of 13 U.S. patents and 56 foreign patents and patent applications.[ 8] Elscint with violating the Philips patents. ADAC filed the lawsuit in direct response to the Elscint litigation".[ 8] Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
ADAC Laboratories was acquired by Philips in 2000 for $426 million, and incorporated into Philips Medical Systems (later Philips Healthcare).[ 12] FDA pre-market filings under the company name ADAC Laboratories, Milpitas, until 2006, where upon the 540 Alder Drive, Milpitas operation was closed and ADAC become fully integrated into the Philips organisation.
Network based Nuclear Medicine Analysis and early products [ edit ] Year Product Description Notes 1972 Mednet[ 6] Network based Nuclear Medicine Analysis (off site) 1972 Patient Positioning Chair for Mednet System[ 6] 1974 RP/ED (Renal Perfusion/Excretion Determination)[ 13] Software based feature for Mednet product 1974[ 14] AW 1450 automatic well counter[ 14] Isotometer well counter[ 14] - Gamma Probes Such as model PA-6[ 15] - Interface Instrumentation 1975[ 15] ADAC MUS 10[ 15] Mobile uptake system, thyroid uptake, cardiac output, clearance studies such as kidney & liver. Includes Spectrometer/scaler model SS-101, single probe stand on wheels, model SPS-4 and a gamma probe, model PA-6. Optional teleprinter on mobile cart, model ASR-33, ADAC Lister, model ADL-150[ 15]
[ edit ] Year Product Description Notes 1975 Clinical Data System I (CDS I)[ 16] [ 17] ADAC first advertised computer for less than $30,000 with 32K memory (Dec 1975)[ 16] Hardware unknown but probably DEC based. 1976[ 18] Clinical Data System II (CDS II)[ 18] Similar to ADAC's clinical Data System I but with an increase in memory to 40K x 16, dual 7" and 9" displays instead of a single display, 64 shades of gray, 512x512 image matrix, light pen with eight regions of interest (ROI's), dual 8" floppy disc drives. High speed 110 characters/sec printer, clinical software packages, in vivo & in vitro data analysis, optional extras: third disk drive which allows simultaneous processing while acquiring data, 64k x 16 memory, 8" x 10" film camera, Polaroid camera, FORTRAN IV compiler, paper tape reader for input of RIA, high speed disk drive for list mode and mass storage, remote dual displays, color display, image transmission via telephone, Microdot (Serale TM) interface.[ 18] 1980 System I, II, III and IV[ 19] Nuclear Medicine Acquisition and Processing Workstation Based on DEC hardware. 1985 DPS 3300 Micro[ 20] Nuclear Medicine Acquisition and Processing Workstation, Ethernet (10BASE5 ) can be used to connect multiple DPS 3300 micros together. Includes one 5.25" floppy disc drive. Based on DEC 11/23 hardware with RT11 O.S. - DPS 33000[ 21] Nuclear Medicine Processing Workstation Based on DEC hardware with RT11 O.S. 1988 Viewpoint[ 22] Remote viewing station MicroVAX system? 1988 Centor[ 21] - MicroVax system 1989 PegasysX[ 23] Nuclear Medicine Processing Workstation Based on Sun Solaris 1995 Pegasys Ultra 1 Nuclear Medicine Processing Workstation Based on Sun Solaris 1997 Pegasys Ultra 60 Nuclear Medicine Processing Workstation Based on Sun Solaris 1998 Pegasys Ultra 10 Nuclear Medicine Processing Workstation Based on Sun Solaris - Pegasys HD Nuclear Medicine Processing Workstation Based on Sun Solaris 2001 Pegasys Blade 150 Nuclear Medicine Processing Workstation Based on Sun Solaris 2004 Jetstream Workspace (2004)[ 24] PC, Windows O.S. Post Philips acquisition but FDA pre-market filings as ADAC Laboratories, Alder Dr., Milpitas.
Digital Radiography Systems [ edit ] Year Product Description Notes 1982 DPS 2800[ 25] [ 3] Digital Processing System 510(k) premarket notification, decision 07/Feb/1982[[ 26] [ 26] 1982 DPS 4050[ 27] Digital Radiography System[ 28] 510(k) premarket notification, decision 06/Sep/1982[ 28] [ 28] 1982 DPS 6100[ 29] Multi Modality Digital Processing System 510(k) premarket Notification, Decision 07/Sep/1982[ 29] [ 29] 1983 PDX-4800[ 30] Electronic Image Processing and Recording Apparatus which Converts Conventional X-Rays to a Digital Format[ 31] 510(k) premarket notification, decision 03/Jan/1983[ 30] [ 30] 1984 DPS 7100 Digital Radiography System[ 32] 510(k) premarket notification, decision 10/Jan/1984[ 32] [ 32] 1985 DPS 4070[ 33] Digital Radiography System[ 34] 510(k) premarket notification, decision 16/Apr/1985[ 34] [ 34] 1988 DTV-4114[ 35] Fluoroscopic Television Camera[ 35] 510(k) premarket notification, decision 18/May/1988[ 35]
Year Product Description Notes - ARC 3000[ 3] Single detector. 1987 ARC 5000[ 36] [ 37] Single detector. 510(k) premarket notification, decision 30/Oct/1987[ 37] 1988 Genesys SH[ 38] Single rectangular detector, dual ring gantry design. 1990 Genesys DH[ 39] Dual rectangular detectors, dual ring gantry design. 1991 Cirrus[ 40] Single detector 510(k) premarket notification, decision 23/Oct/1991[ 40] 1993 Argus analogue detector Single rectangular detector 20"x15".[ 41] 1993 Polaris[ 42] Single circular detector. Produced by the company's Danish subsidiary, ADAC A/S 1993 Thyrus 510(k) premarket notification, decision 21/Jun/1993[ 43] 1994 EPIC Detector The EPIC detector was introduced in 1994 and replaces the analogue rectangular detector.[ 7] - Transcam Single round detector, mobile Manufactured by the company's Danish subsidiary, ADAC A/S 1994 Vantage Simultaneous transmission/emission attenuation correction ADAC plans to file for FDA 510(k) clearance for Vantage Jun 1994[ 44] - Argus EPIC detector Single rectangular detector. 1995[ 45] Vertex Classic Dual rectangular detector, 180/90° user selectable geometry, dual ring gantry design, automatic collimator exchange 1995[ 46] Vertex Cardio EPIC Dual rectangular detector, 90° fixed geometry, dual ring gantry design. 1995[ 46] Vertex Solus EPIC Dual rectangular detector, 180° fixed geometry, dual ring gantry design. - Vertex PLUS Dual rectangular detector, 180/90° user selectable geometry, dual ring gantry design. - Vertex Amazon V60 Dual rectangular detector, 180/90° user selectable geometry, dual ring gantry design. 1995 MCD Technology Molecular Coincidence Detection (MCD) was introduced in Jun 1995[ 7] 1995[ 47] Vertex with MCD Dual rectangular detector, 180/90° user selectable geometry, dual ring gantry design, with Molecular Coincidence Detection (MCD) 1998[ 48] Forte Classic Dual rectangular detector, 180/90° user selectable geometry, single ring gantry design. The Forte gantry was a design by DDD, manufactured by ADAC Laboratories. - Forte Power Pack Dual rectangular detector, 180/90° user selectable geometry, single ring gantry design. - Forte with MCD Dual rectangular detector, 180/90° user selectable geometry, single ring gantry design. 1999[ 49] Skylight EPIC Dual rectangular detectors, 19=80/90 user selectable geometry, overhead gantry with suspended detectors. With EPIC detectors
https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/1996/10/president-clinton-announces-winners-1996-baldrige-quality-awards [ edit ] Year Product Description Notes 2001 Gemini[ 50] 2001 Skylight (modification) Option added: "to acquire a single head acquisition studies on two separate but simultaneous planar patients" - Skylight (modification) EPIC detectors replaced with AZ detectors. Although the name ADAC Laboratories had been replaced with Philips in regards to the main brand labels on the Skylight, there were still references to ADAC on the serial number labels as late as 2008. See photo.[ 51] 2005 Precedence[ 52] SPECT/CT imaging system 2006 Apollo[ 53] Larger bore Forte with 3/4" rather the 5/8" crystals, not sold under the name Apollo. From FDA information this product was sold under the name Philips Brightview
Year Product Description Notes 1993 C-PET - C-PET Plus 2001 Allegro
Year Product Description Notes 1982 RTP 5000[ 54] 1985 XL-Plan 23 & XL-Plan 73[ 55] [ 56] 510(k) premarket notification, decision 18/Jul/1985[ 55] - Pinnacle[ 57] - Pinnacle3[ 58] - ePinnacle[ 58]
Year Product Description Notes ~1985-87 MARS II[ 56] Radiology Management System For clerical and administrative functions in a diagnostic imaging department - Envoi - QuadRIS[ 59] - CorCAAT[ 60] Cardiology Systems - CAATi[ 60] Cardiology Systems
ADAC Laboratories were once the US domestic market leaders[ 2] [ 61] [ 62] [ 63] [ 64]
Company Acquisitions [ edit ] 1993 SD&G Healthcare Systems, Inc., specializing in radiology information systems.[ 65] 1995 Community Health Computing (CHC), Inc., specializing in laboratory and radiology information systems[ 65] 1997 Cortet, Inc., a developer of integrated computer systems for use in cardiac catheterization laboratories[ 65] Patent Acquisitions [ edit ] ADAC purchases Philips' nuclear medicine patent portfolio, consisting of 13 U.S. patents and 56 foreign patents and patent applications. (1994)[ 8] Lowe, David L (CEO/Director) Eckert, R Andrew (CEO/Director) Starr, Robert A (Director) Simone Phillip A (Treasurer) Czerwinski, Stanley D (CEO/Director) King, Graham O. 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