Philips Seeks To Reduce Time From Heart Attack To Treatment

At the European Society of Cardiology’s (ESC) annual congress, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) demonstrated its HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator, which enables paramedics to transmit patient data from the ambulance to the hospital’s emergency department. Upon reception of the data at the hospital, clinicians can use the ECG data to begin assessing what treatment the incoming patient will need. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Cardiovascular on September 4th, 2007