AED's

Royal Philips Electronics announced it will acquire US-based Emergin, Inc. This transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2007, at which time Emergin will become part of the Philips’ Healthcare sector.

Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is a leading manufacturer of portable defibrillators. One of their most popular products, the Philips HeartStart OnSite AED Defibrillator, is the first AED defibrillator available to commercial users without a prescription.

Emergin is a privately-held software vendor based in Boca Raton, Florida. Following completion of the acquisition, Philips plans to expand Emergin’s activities beyond its North American base.

DRE carries a wide line of cardiac defibrillators and defibrillator accessories, including the Philips HeartStart AED - Onsite Automated External Defibrillator

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a major manufacturer of proprietary noninvasive cardiac defibrillators, disposable electrodes, mobile ECG systems, and EMS data management solutions, announced that Richard A Packer, its CEO, will speak at the Piper Jaffray 19^th Annual Health Care Conference being held this year at The Pierre New York.  He will discuss ZOLL’s business highlights as well as previously disclosed public information.

ZOLL Medical Corporation is committed to developing technologies that help advance the practice of resuscitation.  These products are essential in the emergency treatment of cardiac arrest victims both inside and outside the hospital.

DRE carries both new and professionally refurbished Zoll Defibrillators in our Louisville, Kentucky warehouse, including the new and refurbished Zoll M-Series Defibrillators and the popular refurbished Zoll PD-2000 Defibrillator and AED. Contact DRE, Inc. for more info at: 1-800-462-8195.

Defibtech, LLC, a leading designer and manufacturer of AEDs such as the Defibtech LifeLine AED, has been ranked first in the medical equipment industry and seventh in North America in Deloitte & Touche’s Technology Fast 500 Program.

Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) revive victims of sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricular fibrillation. Health experts estimate that sudden cardiac arrest kills more than 400,000 people each year in the United States alone – more deaths than are caused by gun violence, traffic accidents, AIDS, and breast and prostate cancer combined.

Defibtech President Gintaras Vaisnys states that the company’s decision to market the company’s products only through distribution partners has helped the company to achieve profitability quickly and compete for business around the world.  “We don’t compete with our own distributors by selling our product directly to end-users,” Vaisnys said. Today, Defibtech AEDs are used throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, China, India, Australia, South America, Africa, the Middle East and other parts of Asia.

The Defibtech AED has earned several major awards, including the Best Bang for the Buck Award, from Frost & Sullivan, an AED industry analyst. The AED’s outstanding design was recognized by The Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), which selected the Lifeline to be in its “SAFE: Design Takes On Risk” exhibit. The Defibtech AED also received the Medical Design Excellence Award, presented by Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine, and the Industrial Design Excellence Award, presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America and Business Week magazine.