Aloka is dedicated to the development and sales of ultrasound systems with its international headquarters located in Tokyo, Japan and U.S. headquarters in Wallingford, CT.   The history of Aloka began in 1950 when the medical equipment department of Japan Radio Company became the independent company, Medical and Physical Institute Co., Ltd.  In 1960, the company developed the world’s first commercially available diagnostic ultrasound system and later in 1976, company name changed to Aloka.  The first Aloka office was opened in the United states in 1986.  And in 1991, Aloka America began direct sales of ultrasound units.