Biolase

Biolase, Inc.
Public
Traded as NASDAQ: BIOL
Industry Medical Equipment
Founded 1984
Headquarters Irvine, California, United States
Revenue $61.10 Million (As of 2013)[1]
Website http://www.biolase.com

Biolase, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOL) is an international dental equipment and medicine system manufacturer and supplier. It was founded in 1984 and was formerly known as Biolase Technology Inc.[2][3] In 2013, The company was awarded as the winner of 15th Annual Medical Design Excellence Awards for its design of the product, EPIC 10 diode soft-tissue laser platform. The award is the premier competition for the medicine design industry.[4] The laser products of the company incorporate about 290 patented and patent-pending technologies.[5]

The company distributes laser and related medical equipment for dentists, surgeons and other professionals.[6] As of December 31, 2011, it has sold about 8,700 Waterlase systems, which is one of the company’s medicine system products, and over 19,000 laser systems in about 60 countries worldwide.[7]

In April 2012, the company acquired159 Waterlase MD Turbo laser systems, which is a part of the company’s dental laser system,[7] from Henry Schein, Inc.[6]

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  3. "BIOL Stock Quote - Biolase Inc. Stock Price Today (BIOL:NASDAQ ..". Marketwatch.com. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  4. "BIOLASE's EPIC 10 Diode Soft-Tissue Laser Wins Gold Medal at the 2013 Medical Design Excellence Awards". Marketwired.com. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  5. "Biolase, Inc. Dental Tribune International". Dental-tribune.com. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  6. 1 2 "BIOLASE Inc: NASDAQ:BIOL quotes & news - Google Finance". Google.com. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  7. 1 2 "BIOLASE Inc: NASDAQ:BIOL reuters.com". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2014-02-23.

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