Contrast and virtual colonoscopy accessory developer E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, has signed a three-year nonexclusive purchasing agreement for its Empower line of CT injector systems from group purchasing organization (GPO) Amerinet.
The deal, the first to be completed with a major GPO for Empower, according to E-Z-EM, became effective on September 1.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 11, 2006
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