Intelligent Medical Imaging
Encyclopedia
Intelligent Medical Imaging, also known as IMI or 'IMII' on Nasdaq
, was based in Palm Beach Gardens
, Florida
. This company made automated medical equipment which was sold to hospitals and laboratories throughout the world. The company no longer exists.
In the last full year of operation, 1998, IMI reported a gross annual income of $3.8 million and a net annual income of $-13.7 million.
In May 1999, the company was delisted from Nasdaq.
On November 29, 1999, IMI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
On May 10, 2000, all assets were sold to Triangle Biomedical Sciences, Inc., for $2 million.
The company no longer exists, and the original web site, www.imii.com, is no longer available.
The company's main product line was an automated cell and urine analyzer, sold under the name Micro21. The product could perform many different procedures, 9 of which were Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) approved. At the time the company declared bankruptcy, several procedures had not yet received FDA approval.
The Micro21 could perform the following:
, but very few of these were produced and delivered.
The UriSlide Master (USM) was basically the same as the HSM, but for automated urine slides.
It is uncertain if any of these were completed and sold for revenue.
NASDAQ
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, was based in Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Palm Beach Gardens is a city in Palm Beach County in the U.S. state of Florida. The city is in the center of a rapidly-developing area north of West Palm Beach in the northern part of the county and the South Florida metropolitan area. , the population was 48,452...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. This company made automated medical equipment which was sold to hospitals and laboratories throughout the world. The company no longer exists.
History
IMI was established in June 1989, and went public in 1996, raising $35 million.In the last full year of operation, 1998, IMI reported a gross annual income of $3.8 million and a net annual income of $-13.7 million.
In May 1999, the company was delisted from Nasdaq.
On November 29, 1999, IMI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
On May 10, 2000, all assets were sold to Triangle Biomedical Sciences, Inc., for $2 million.
The company no longer exists, and the original web site, www.imii.com, is no longer available.
Micro21
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
(FDA) approved. At the time the company declared bankruptcy, several procedures had not yet received FDA approval.
The Micro21 could perform the following:
- white blood cell (WBC) differentials
- red blood cell morphology
- plateletPlateletPlatelets, or thrombocytes , are small,irregularly shaped clear cell fragments , 2–3 µm in diameter, which are derived from fragmentation of precursor megakaryocytes. The average lifespan of a platelet is normally just 5 to 9 days...
estimates - white blood cell (WBC) estimatesWhite blood cellWhite blood cells, or leukocytes , are cells of the immune system involved in defending the body against both infectious disease and foreign materials. Five different and diverse types of leukocytes exist, but they are all produced and derived from a multipotent cell in the bone marrow known as a...
- reticulocyteReticulocyteReticulocytes are immature red blood cells, typically composing about 1% of the red cells in the human body.Reticulocytes develop and mature in the red bone marrow and then circulate for about a day in the blood stream before developing into mature red blood cells. Like mature red blood cells,...
counts - cerebrospinal fluidCerebrospinal fluidCerebrospinal fluid , Liquor cerebrospinalis, is a clear, colorless, bodily fluid, that occupies the subarachnoid space and the ventricular system around and inside the brain and spinal cord...
(CSF) WBC differentialsDifferential stainingDifferential Staining is a general term that can refer to a number of specific processes. Generally, it is used to describe staining processes which use more than one chemical stain... - anti-nuclear antibodyAnti-nuclear antibodyAnti-nuclear antibodies are autoantibodies directed against contents of the cell nucleus....
(ANA) screensGenetic screenA genetic screen is a procedure or test to identify and select individuals who possess a phenotype of interest. A genetic screen for new genes is often referred to as forward genetics as opposed to reverse genetics, the term for identifying mutant alleles in genes that are already known...
and titerTiterA titer is a way of expressing concentration. Titer testing employs serial dilution to obtain approximate quantitative information from an analytical procedure that inherently only evaluates as positive or negative. The titer corresponds to the highest dilution factor that still yields a positive...
s - nuclear DNANuclear DNANuclear DNA, nuclear deoxyribonucleic acid , is DNA contained within a nucleus of eukaryotic organisms. In mammals and vertebrates, nuclear DNA encodes more of the genome than the mitochondrial DNA and is composed of information inherited from two parents, one male, and one female, rather than...
(nDNA) screensGenetic screenA genetic screen is a procedure or test to identify and select individuals who possess a phenotype of interest. A genetic screen for new genes is often referred to as forward genetics as opposed to reverse genetics, the term for identifying mutant alleles in genes that are already known... - animal differentialsDifferential stainingDifferential Staining is a general term that can refer to a number of specific processes. Generally, it is used to describe staining processes which use more than one chemical stain...
- urinalysisUrinalysisA urinalysis , also known as Routine and Microscopy , is an array of tests performed on urine, and one of the most common methods of medical diagnosis...
(UA) - gram stainingGram stainingGram staining is a method of differentiating bacterial species into two large groups ....
- bone marrowBone marrowBone marrow is the flexible tissue found in the interior of bones. In humans, bone marrow in large bones produces new blood cells. On average, bone marrow constitutes 4% of the total body mass of humans; in adults weighing 65 kg , bone marrow accounts for approximately 2.6 kg...
analysis
Hematology Slide Master
The Hematology Slide Master (HSM) was developed in the late 1990s just prior to bankruptcy. It was an automated tool for making and staining microscope-ready blood slides. Licensing deals were signed with other companies such as BayerBayer
Bayer AG is a chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in Barmen , Germany in 1863. It is headquartered in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and well known for its original brand of aspirin.-History:...
, but very few of these were produced and delivered.
UriSlide Master
It is uncertain if any of these were completed and sold for revenue.
Company executives
- Tyce Fitzmorris, President, CEO, Director
- Mike Smith, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
- Eric Espenhahn, Vice President of Product Development
- Jaime Pereira, Vice President of Engineering