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Canon Inc. is Developing a Color Display for Mammography

MELVILLE, N.Y. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — December 1, 2014 — Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today that it will showcase a work-in-progress color display 1, for mammography images that is being developed by its parent, Canon Inc., during the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting on November 30 to December 4, 2014 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Canon Inc. intends to file a 510(k) application with the Food and Drug Administration with regard to the display, but no assurances can be given that it will do so or that the display will be made available for sale in the United States. It is currently contemplated that the display will be a 30-inch, 10-megapixel (4,096 x 2,560 pixel) color display for mammography. The display is subject to change.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. and Hologic, Inc., a market leader in 2D and 3D mammography, will feature the work-in-progress display in their booths during RSNA. Visit Canon (booth 1241, Hall A) and Hologic (booth 2539, Hall A) for more information about the work-in-progress display.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With approximately $36 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2013�nbsp; and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2014. In 2014, Canon U.S.A. has received the PCMag.com Readers' Choice Award for Service and Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the 11th consecutive year. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for the design, construction, operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.

�nbsp; Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Specifications subject to change without notice.

1 A 510(k) application has not been made with the Food and Drug Administration with regard to the display and the display is not available for sale in the United States.

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