Milestones in the history of Canon Medical Systems' diagnostic ultrasound products

1966	SSA-01A	First ultrasound system with A-mode.
1971	SSL-21A	Compound scanner with B-mode display.
1977	SAL-10A	Linear-array scanning system that made it possible to clearly depict abdominal images in real time through the use of an electronic array transducer.
1978	SSH-10A	Electronic sector scanning system that also supported ECG and M-mode display.
1978	SAL-20A	Compact system that provided clear images and contributed significantly to the spread of the use of ultrasound examinations.
1981	SDS-10A	The incorporation of electronic sector scanning capability in this system permitted real-time B-mode images and pulsed Doppler images at an arbitrary point to be observed simultaneously using a single transducer.
1982	SAL-50A / SDL-01A	This system enabled Doppler examination of the abdominal vasculature using electronic linear scanning.
1983	SAL-32A / 32B	Compact portable system that could be moved to the patient's bedside for examination.
1985	SSH-65A	First cardiac color Doppler system supporting clear depiction of blood flow in the heart in colors.
1986	Cumulative total of electronic scanning systems shipped reaches 30,000.
1987	SAL-38B	Compact system with linear, convex and mechanical sector scanning capabilities.
1988	SSH-140A	Compact color system with a wide variety of functions.
1989	Cumulative total of electronic scanning systems shipped reaches 50,000.
1990	TOSBEE	This dedicated black-and-white imaging system with high B-mode image quality had a distinct and innovative style.
1992	CAPASEE	Slim black-and-white system.
1993	Power Vision	Top-of-the-line color system incorporating a digital beam former. Later evolved into PowerVision 7000.
1994	Eccocee	Simple, easy-to-operate, entry-level color system aimed at users with black-and-white systems. This system, which used the catch phrase "Turn to Color", contributed to the spread of the use of color Doppler systems.
1996	Cumulative total of electronic scanning systems shipped reaches 100,000.
1998	Power Vision 6000	Compact version of PowerVision with the same high performance.
2001	Aplio	Premium model with new platform and revolutionary image quality.
2001	Nemio	Compact midrange system incorporating premium-class functions.
2004	Xario	High-end model with platform migrated from Aplio.