CardioNet Completes $110 Million in Private Financing.CardioNet's Equity Bridge Financing Bridge Financing A method of financing, used by companies before their IPO, to obtain necessary cash for the maintenance of operations. Notes: These funds are usually supplied by the investment bank underwriting the new issue. is One of the Largest in the Medical Technology Sector Since January 2000 NEW ORLEANS -- San Diego-based CardioNet, Inc., the leading provider of wireless mobile cardiac outpatient monitoring solutions, announced today that it has closed on $110 million in private financing, making it one of the largest private placements of equity bridge financing in the medical technology sector since January 2000, according to James M. Sweeney, CardioNet's Chairman 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. . CitiGroup Global Markets, Inc. served as the lead placement agent for this financing. Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey served as co-placement agent. CardioNet has raised close to $200 million in private debt and equity over the past seven years to develop its proprietary technology platform focused on wireless solutions to a broad array of health-related diseases. Sweeney said, "This significant round of funding clearly demonstrates the strong market support that exists for the proprietary CardioNet technology, the highly competitive business model of the company and the future of wireless telemedicine. We expect to be able to leverage our solid financial position to further solidify our leading position in the provision of our services to physicians and their patients nationwide." This month, the respected Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology(1) published a first-of-its-kind peer review study that found CardioNet's Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. (MCOT MCOT Mass Communication Organization of Thailand MCOT Music Conservatory of Texas MCOT Medical College of Ohio at Toledo MCOT Malaysian Community of Old Trafford MCOT Miri Crude Oil Terminal (Malaysia) ) technology nearly three times more effective at detecting and diagnosing clinically significant arrhythmias compared to existing mobile cardiac monitoring devices typically prescribed by physicians. Cardiac arrhythmia cardiac arrhythmia n. See cardiac dysrhythmia. Cardiac arrhythmia An irregular heart rate or rhythm. Mentioned in: Holter Monitoring, Stress Test cardiac arrhythmia is one of the most common, yet potentially dangerous, heart conditions affecting more than four million Americans, accounting for more than 780,000 hospitalizations and 500,000 deaths each year, according to the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. . About CardioNet CardioNet is a leading provider of ambulatory, wireless, real-time arrhythmia arrhythmia (ārĭth`mēə), disturbance in the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. Various arrhythmias can be symptoms of serious heart disorders; however, they are usually of no medical significance except in the presence of monitoring, having provided services to more than 70,000 patients nationwide. The company has invested more than $84 million and seven years developing its medical devices and 24-hour monitoring service center. Of that amount, it has invested over $40 million developing its proprietary integrated patient-monitoring platform that incorporates a wireless data transmission network, internally developed software, and FDA-cleared algorithms. CardioNet was recently named one of "50 medical companies to watch" by Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry magazine. On March 13, 2007, CardioNet also announced the completion of its acquisition of PDSHeart, Inc., a leading provider of cardiac monitoring services. It provides physician-prescribed remote and ambulatory care ambulatory care n. Medical care provided to outpatients. ambulatory care, n the health services provided on an outpatient basis to those who can visit a health care facility and return home the same day. monitoring of asymptomatic and symptomatic arrhythmia detection via landline, cellular telephone and the Internet. PDSHeart's WebHolter[R] is the industry's first Web-based digital Holter monitoring Holter Monitoring Definition Holter monitoring is continuous monitoring of the electrical activity of a patient's heart muscle (electrocardiography) for 24 hours, using a special portable device called a Holter monitor. system. PDSHeart provides monitoring services to approximately 150,000 patients in 49 U.S. states. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. PDSHeart operates as a subsidiary of CardioNet, with its corporate offices in West Palm Beach, Florida West Palm Beach, also known as West Palm, is the most populous city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida. According to the University of Florida's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 107,617. . CardioNet's corporate headquarters is located in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. . The combined company has monitoring centers in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Florida and Georgia. For more information, visit www.cardionet.com or www.pdsheart.com. 1 Eric Prystowsky, Chief Editor of Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, also sits on the CardioNet board of Directors and Medical advisory board. Dr. Prystowsky recused himself from the entire process associated with the Journal's review of this study. A guest editor was chosen who chose the reviewers and oversaw the entire review process, which was blinded to Dr. Prystowsky. |
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