Aribex Was the first company to provide a portable, handheld X-ray device. The company is headquartered in Orem, Utah.
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History
Aribex was initially founded in order to provide portable dental X-ray equipment for humanitarian field-service work. Having depth and experience with portable X-ray technology, Dr. Clark Turner formed a Utah "C" Corporation in late 2003 and Aribex was born. In a short time, Dr. Turner, President and CEO, designed a cordless, battery-powered, portable / hand-held X-ray instrument to serve as the a platform for portable radiographic imaging. Patent applications were filed and Aribex developed a working prototype that was assembled for testing. The introductory product, targeted for dental radiography, is the basis for a line of radiological imaging products that will also address medical, security, and industrial imaging applications.
In June 2010, the NOMAD system was chosen to be displayed at the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, MD.
Aribex, a leader in portable and handheld X-ray products, was recently acquired by the KaVo Kerr Group, an affiliation of leading global dental equipment brands effective immediately. November 16, 2012
Management Team
Dr Turner – Ph.D., Chairman, CEO, CTO Dr. Turner received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in analytical chemistry from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Following eight years in the semiconductor industry, he moved into 12 years of product management and business development with a manufacturer of x-ray components—advancing to Chief Technical Officer. Dr. Turner has led multiple product development teams from initial product conception through development and into commercialization. He is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Aribex.
Ken Kaufman, President and CFO Mr. Kaufman earned a B.S. in Business from BYU and an MBA from the University of Georgia in Finance and Entrepreneurship He was included in the Utah Business and Utah Valley Business Q's 2010 “Top Forty Under 40” list of rising entrepreneurs and executives and vSpring's 2010 v|100 list of the 100 top venture entrepreneurs.
Steve Wood, Vice President of Operations Mr. Wood obtained a B.A. degree in business management and a Masters of Business Administration degree from University of Phoenix. He has had extensive experience in tool making, mold design, medical device design, and manufacturing engineering. Mr. Wood was responsible for operations and manufacturing activities at Kimberly-Clark and Boston Scientific, over a wide variety of medical devices including respiratory care, embolic protection, and now X-ray technology.
Douglas Harding, Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs Mr. Harding received a BSEE from the University of Utah. He has over 25 years of professional experience in the medical device industry with a solid background in quality assurance, regulatory affairs, manufacturing, engineering and business. He helped lead Aribex in certification to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003. Mr. Harding works closely with state, federal and international regulatory agencies to achieve approval for Aribex products. Doug is a member of IEC standards committee TC 62 / SC 62B / WG 46.
Mike Heyn, Director of Sales and Marketing Mr. Heyn comes to Aribex following a successful 15-year sales management career with Dentrix of American Fork, Utah. Most recently, he served as General Manager of the Easy Dental® division. His responsibilities at Aribex will cover the dental and veterinary segments including sales, technical support, product management, and overall liaison with the industry. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Utah.
Portable X-Ray Device
The NOMAD device is a portable X-Ray device used for dental applications.
They offer the NOMAD Care Plan (maintenance plan) for $895 per year.
Legal Issues
In 2009 Aribex sued Sigma Biomedics, Inc., Dentalaire Products International, and DigiMed Co., Ltd for patent infringement. The case was settled before it went to court. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Sigma Biomedics, Dentalaire Products International and Digimed Co. have discontinued the distribution of the Bio-Ray PROX and similar hand-held x-ray devices within the United States. The other terms of the settlement agreement are confidential.