IRVINE, Calif. and REDMOND, Wash., December 6, 2004 — Masimo Corporation, the innovator and leader of Signal Extraction Pulse Oximetry, and Medtronic, the world's leading medical technology company, today announced that Masimo SET® pulse oximetry technology is now available in LIFEPAK® 12 defibrillator/monitors.
Pulse oximetry continuously tracks pulse rate and oxygen saturation in the blood to determine trends and warn of decreasing saturation levels. The LIFEPAK 12 defibrillator/monitor is used in both mobile emergency medical services and hospital settings. Medtronic's LIFEPAK 20 defibrillator/monitor, which is used mostly in hospital and clinic settings, has included Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry technology since 2002.
"We design and build our products with an eye to the needs of both the users and the patients," said Robert White, president of Medtronic's Emergency Response Systems business unit. "Masimo SET technology has been a successful component of the LIFEPAK 20 and the inclusion of this technology in the LIFEPAK 12 will be very beneficial to the overall management of emergency patient care."
Joe E. Kiani, CEO of Masimo, stated, "We are proud to be working with Medtronic to help emergency care providers revive patients. We have always respected Medtronic's commitment to patient care, and we are pleased to be represented as the pulse oximetry technology of choice in Medtronic's products."
Medtronic's Emergency Response Systems business unit, located in Redmond, Wash., pioneered defibrillation technology nearly 50 years ago. With 475,000 LIFEPAK defibrillators distributed worldwide, it is the world's leading provider of external defibrillators for the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest. For more information on LIFEPAK defibrillator/monitors, visit http://www.medtronic-ers.com or call 1-800-442-1142. Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), headquartered in Minneapolis, is the world's leading medical technology company, providing lifelong solutions for people with chronic disease. For more information about Medtronic, visit http://www.medtronic.com or call 1-800-328-2518.