Guidant Announces U.S. Market Release of TWO New Pacemaker systems.INDIANAPOLIS--(BW HealthWire)--May 1, 1998--Guidant Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GDT GDT Global Descriptor Table GDT Geographic Data Technology Inc. GDT Gas Discharge Tube (energy, electrotechinical and electronics) GDT Getting Things Done GDT Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing GDT Ground Data Terminal ) (PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :GDT), a worldwide leader in cardiac rhythm management Cardiac rhythm management is a field of treatment in cardiology. The purpose is managing cardiac rhythm disorders. Usually it involves artificial pacemakers and/or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy as well as antiarrhythmia drugs. systems, today announced the U.S. market release of two new pacemaker families -- the DISCOVERY(TM) and MERIDIAN(TM) pacing systems. Manufactured by Guidant's Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) Group, the new pacemaker families include single- and dual-chamber models that feature adaptive-rate pacing that is designed to match pacing rates to the patient's activity level. These pacemaker systems also include advanced diagnostics that are designed to provide information that allows the physician to efficiently manage patient therapy decisions. Further, the DISCOVERY and MERIDIAN devices are Guidant's first market-released pacemakers to include Quick Start(TM), Quick Check(TM) and Quick Notes(TM) features. These features allow the clinician to easily and quickly perform a comprehensive set of automatic tests and follow-up device operations, providing a printout that summarizes all data needed for informed patient management in one concise report. "The introduction of DISCOVERY and MERIDIAN in the U.S. demonstrates our vigorous commitment to the enhancement of our pacemaker product line," noted Jay Graf, president of Guidant's CRM Group. "These new products provide exciting new features that allow our physician customers to more efficiently manage patients with slow heart rhythms. We believe physicians will be particularly interested in DISCOVERY's ability to store and display diagnostic-quality atrial atrial /atri·al/ (a´tre-al) pertaining to an atrium. a·tri·al adj. Of or relating to an atrium. Atrial Having to do with the upper chambers of the heart. and ventricular electrograms simultaneously. This diagnostic capability is unmatched by any other pacing system available today," Graf added. The DISCOVERY and MERIDIAN pacing systems from Guidant can be programmed with the Model 2901 or Model 2950 Programmer/Recorder/Monitor (PRM PRM Partner Relationship Management PRM Parameter PRM Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (US State Department) PRM Partidul Romania Mare (Romania Mare Party) PRM Professional Risk Manager ) for quick intuitive programming and follow-up of patients. The U.S. market release of the DISCOVERY and MERIDIAN comes less than two months after Guidant announced the European market release of these new pacemaker systems. A global leader in the medical device industry, Guidant provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products and services for the treatment of cardiovascular and vascular disease. For more information on Guidant's products and services, visit the company's web site at http://www.guidant.com. CONTACT: Guidant Corporation Todd McKinney, 317/971-2094 (Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. ) Carol Lindahl, 612/582-4461 (Media Relations) Rob Allen, 317/971-2031 (Media Relations) |
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