CAS Medical Systems Inc. Signs OEM Agreement With Medtronic Physio-Control.BRANFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1999-- CAS Medical Systems Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:CMRX) has reached an agreement to supply its non-invasive blood pressure technology to Medtronic Physio-Control of Redmond, Wash. Medtronic Physio-Control is the recognized worldwide leader in the manufacture, sale and service of external defibrillators and related medical equipment. Under the agreement, CAS will provide its non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP NIBP Non-Invasive Blood Pressure ) technology in the form of modules to Medtronic Physio-Control for use in the LIFEPAK(R) 12 defibrillator/monitor. The LIFEPAK 12 series provides therapeutic, diagnostic and monitoring functions in a single compact device designed for both out-of-hospital and hospital users. CAS Medical Systems Inc. supplies its NIBP Modules to several leading manufacturers of multi-parameter monitoring systems throughout the world. The patented CAS technology is among the most advanced oscillometric measurement systems available. Superior motion artifact rejection capabilities make it ideal for use in emergency medicine. CAS also manufactures and sells a line of stand-alone monitoring devices for use by emergency medical services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. and hospitals. The agreement with Medtronic Physio-Control further strengthens CAS' position as a leader in non-invasive blood pressure technology. Lou Scheps, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CAS Medical Systems Inc., comments, "We are very excited about supplying NIBP for the LIFEPAK 12 series. CAS has an outstanding reputation for quality, reliability and service to customers. This reputation, as well as our strong presence in the emergency medical services marketplace with our stand-alone monitors, makes us perfectly suited for this application." The Medtronic Physio-Control LIFEPAK 12 product combines automated external defibrillator automated external defibrillator Emergency medicine A portable device designed for use by first-response personnel for out-of-hospital emergency treatment of Pts suffering from cardiac arrest. See First-response personnel. (AED AED - Automated Engineering Design ) and manual defibrillator defibrillator, device that delivers an electrical shock to the heart in order to stop certain forms of rapid heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). The shock changes a fibrillation to an organized rhythm or changes a very rapid and ineffective cardiac rhythm to a modes with ECG ECG electrocardiogram. ECG abbr. 1. electrocardiogram 2. electrocardiograph ECG Also called an electrocardiogram, it records the electrical activity of the heart. monitoring, 12-Lead ECG and pulse oximetry, and now adds end-tidal CO2 and non-invasive blood pressure capability. Bob Guezuraga, Medtronic Physio-Control general manager, states "The out-of-hospital customer operates in an electronically-noisy environment which makes obtaining an accurate blood pressure very difficult. We knew it would be important to incorporate the best artifact rejection technology in our NIBP offering, so we turned to CAS Medical." Founded in 1984, CAS Medical Systems Inc. designs, manufactures and markets medical products, specifically blood pressure measurement equipment and specialty products for neonatal intensive care. CAS' products are designed to improve the quality of patient care and provide exceptional value and performance. Note to editors: In the above press release, the "2" in "CO2" should be subscript. |
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