Cardiac Science Powerheart
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Next-generation automated external defibrillator (AED) for public access commences worldwide shipping, following 510(k) clearance announced Feb. 5. Device incorporates the firm's RHYTHMx technology used in the Powerheart CRM hospital bedside version (1"The Gray Sheet" Dec. 10, 2001, p. 21). Marketing is being conducted by a 36-person direct AED U.S. sales force and distributors in over 40 countries. Addressing an AED market expected to reach $650 mil. by 2006, the device continuously monitors a victim's heart rhythm after revival and eliminates the need for the rescuer to determine if the victim has a pulse prior to attaching the device...