A bladder scanner is a therapeutic device that uses ultrasound to noninvasively measure the amount of urine in the bladder, or to decide how much urine stays in the bladder after urination as an ...

Roper Industries Inc. (NYSE: ROP) has acquired Verathon Inc., a Bothell, Wash.-based provider of medical devices and services like a noninvasive bladder-scan device. No financial terms were disclosed.