# Nipro acquires 15% stake in RFPi and distribution rights for iCertainty in Japan

RFPi Inc. signed an agreement with Nipro Corporation for Nipro to acquire 15 percent ownership of RFPi and receive exclusive distribution rights to the iCertainty medical device in Japan, with joint development for additional applications.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-09-28
- Where: Greenville, North Carolina, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: iCertainty portable intra-operative blood perfusion imaging device
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Nipro Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/21601.md) (acquirer)
- [RFPi](https://endata.com/companies/27204.md) (target)

## Sources

- [medci.com](https://medci.com/portfolio-item/agreement-with-nipro-corporation-for-icertainty-imaging-technology/), 2017-09-28: "RFPi Inc. announced today an agreement with Nipro Corporation whereby Nipro will acquire 15 percent ownership of RFPi and receive exclusive distribution rights to their medical device iCertainty in Japan."

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