Watch Out For These 10 Non-Healthcare Companies Innovating In Healthcare (Canon)

Canon USA does more than sell copiers, printers and consumer imaging equipment.

In 2013, the company opened a "Healthcare Optics Research Laboratory" to develop biomedical optical imaging and medical robotics technologies with the ultimate goal of bringing to market medical devices" that can have several applications.

The R&D operation in Massachusetts has a focus on cardiovascular disease detection, brain imaging and miniature endoscopy tools.

Aside from this, the company also makes large imaging equipment for digital imaging and radiography.