Examion GmbH
From a provider of practice management software to an experienced partner in radiography with a worldwide sales and service network: The story of EXAMION already has many successful chapters. With our long-standing experience EXAMION is the one-stop shop for digital X-ray and medical imaging in both human and veterinary medicine. With the requirements of medical practices, medical care centers and clinics always in mind, we have been committed to provide future-minded solutions in the areas of X-ray, digital systems, software and service for more than 30 years. Our innovative X-AQS software not only serves as an operating and control unit for our X-ray systems but also includes viewing and evaluation as well as the archiving functions for all medical image data.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1989
About Us
When it comes to digital X-ray in human and veterinary medicine, EXAMION has been a reliable partner for over 30 years. We offer an extensive portfolio of fully integrated X-ray systems and innovative retrofit solutions for digital X-ray. Our systems satisfy all requirements of modern medical practices, clinics and hospitals.
Our universal software solutions allow for efficient generation of X-ray images and storage of all medical image data. Sophisticated EXAMION image processing delivers superior quality X-ray images. Our specifically certified and modular software X-AQS can handle the full workflow of image creation, image evaluation and image archiving.
EXAMION currently services approximately 7,000 systems. We constantly evaluate the needs of the individual market segments and align our business activities accordingly.
We support our customers all the way, from planning and project management to expert installation and comprehensive service support.
With the future in mind
The EXAMION systems are fully integrated solutions comprising hardware and software components. When it comes to hardware, we place particular emphasis on durability. Our proprietary EXAMION X-AQS X-ray software is constantly being refined. As a result, we keep pace with continuous developments in IT technology and we can guarantee that you will be able to operate our regularly updated software easily and securely even on future generations of computers.
Customer-oriented
In accordance with our credo “everything from a single source”, EXAMION operates a nationwide, comprehensive network of its own sales and service representatives. A personal sales representative can be contacted for all matters (link to representatives). In case of service requests, we will always find the optimal solution with quick technician availability and the shortest possible travel time (link to service page). We work internationally with our own subsidiaries and selected sales and service partners.
Innovation
Short distances within the company mean that development, sales and service are closely interlinked. Because we speak directly with our customers, their requirements can be incorporated directly into the development process. On this basis, we develop solutions in which an ever-increasing number of functions is combined with fast and intuitive operation. We are pioneers in eliminating existing boundaries of various products and in combining their previously independent functions in a single device. A good example is the EXAMION X-AQS software in which the tasks of image acquisition and image archiving are combined in a uniform, modular concept.
Quality awareness
EXAMION is committed to maintaining the highest quality standards (link to the QM page). Our company has a quality management system in accordance with ISO 13485. This standard is particularly intended for the design and manufacture of medical devices. Our processes based on this standard are constantly monitored through internal and external audits. A core process is the standardized assembly of our products followed by comprehensive quality controls.
Keeping an eye on your budget:
EXAMION X-ray systems offer superior value for money. Due to the wide range of systems and the various configuration options, EXAMION customers only purchase the components they really need. Please contact us for more details.
30 Years of EXAMION - the Highlights Since 1989
EXAMION started under the name of Arzt & Praxis GmbH which was founded in 1989 and initially entered the market with the practice administration software “medibit”. Already 1992, a digital X-ray system was launched, and during the 1990s, further products were developed and the first CR systems were presented.
Ten years after the company’s foundation, Bernd Schleicher took up his place in the management alongside Andreas Oppermann, and at the beginning of the 2000s, existing collaborations with well-known manufacturers were extended and new collaborations were started. In 2006, the DIX-Ray Medical Imaging GmbH was founded in Munich. By then more than 500 CR systems had been installed already. Shortly after, the sale of the first DR retrofit system, which was developed in-house, represents another important milestone in the company's history.
DIX-Ray Poland was founded to expand sales channels internationally, and by 2012 more than 3,000 of your X-ray systems had been installed worldwide — 10% of which were DR systems. One year later, the Arzt & Praxis GmbH became EXAMION GmbH and we relocated to the new company headquarters in Fellbach.
The group of companies continued to expand and the Swiss company Schenk Röntgenbedarf AG (2014), the Belgian company Vet X SPRL (2016) and the Kronberg-based company Electronic Medical GmbH (2017) became part of the EXAMION Group. For our customers, this means that we are always close by, nationwide as well as internationally. The approximately 7,000 systems that we currently service are mostly permanently installed systems in hospitals and medical practices, but some are also used on mobile devices.
Quality Management
EXAMION has already implemented a quality management system since 2004, which ensures compliance with the requirements of the ISO 13485 standard. As a certified company, we are a trusted partner for standard-compliant software and X-ray system development. We guarantee very high quality in the areas of human and veterinary medicine, in resident practices, clinics and hospitals, in- as well as outside of Europe.
As a medical device manufacturer, EXAMION guarantees the highest level of transparency in all processes as well as internal and external processes. The feedback we gain from this, combined with our ambition to constantly develop, gives us the opportunity to continuously and effectively optimize quality as well as processes.
The effectiveness of our ISO 13485:2016-certified quality management system is regularly checked by our notified body DNV (www.dnv.com) as part of external audits. In addition, we also undergo internal audits in order to fully satisfy the high quality demands of our customers.
EXAMION is a manufacturer of medical devices of risk classes I, IIa and IIb in accordance with the EU Medical Device Directive (MDD). Even after the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) came into force in May 2021, the MDD is still valid for our products. However, it is undisputable that the next certification of our products for digital X-ray will take place according to MDR.
As a manufacturer of X-AQS X-ray software, we fully meet the requirements of the IEC 62304 standard in addition to the guidelines already mentioned. Among other things, this ensures that software development, maintenance, verification and validation are based on the best technical know-how for our customers and that the software life-cycle is fully monitored and optimized continuously.
Our goal is to ensure patient safety with the quality of our products and to minimize the likelihood of “adverse events”. This is why risk management and product validation are our top priority. Thanks to these comprehensive activities, we offer maximum usability and safety and avoid human errors during application of your technical systems at the largest degree possible. Patient safety is paramount when using our digital X-ray systems.
We offer high-quality products as well as first-class service. EXAMION employees have excellent technical training and are available to answer all your questions with competence. Regular training and continuing education ensure that this know-how is constantly deepened and expanded.
Our quality policy and quality goals are comprehensively written and documented, which is why we can provide high-quality and safe development, production and services.
In line with the high standards that we set for ourselves, and the strict requirements of EXAMION quality management, we strive to continuously optimize our processes and procedures. We put emphasis on establishing and maintaining communication within the company as well as with suppliers and customers in the best possible way. Our goal is to achieve better mutual understanding and ensure more efficient problem solving.