A bill was passed by the state Senate on Wednesday which has given a conclusive approval for installing automated external defibrillators in all arenas, banquet or conventional halls where over 1,000 persons can be accommodated.
Defibrillators are machines which gives an electric current to a person who is undergoing a cardiac arrest to restart the […]

Guidant Corporation plans to call back its implantable defibrillators which has already been implanted in approximately 50,000 people globally due to a defect which could lead it to malfunction.
It is known that at least two patients who were using […]

Guidant Corp made an announcement last week that it would continue to sell its well-known implantable heart defibrillator, the Ventak Prizm 2 DR, despite the fact that a fault in the product had resulted in a redesign of the defibrillator. The company says that according to statistical records, the Ventak Prizm has helped in saving […]

Maker of automatic external defibrillators, Cardiac Science Inc. announced on Monday that General Electric Co. has agreed to extend its multi-year distribution deal with the firm. Even though the financial terms of the deal were not divulged, shares of Cardiac Science shot up by 48% to $1.20 and finally settled at $1.14 in midday trading […]

The Royal Philips Electronics N.V. company announced that its automated external defibrillator, the Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator will be available for sale in the market at Staples.com without requiring any special permission.
The head office of the medical department of Royal Philips, located in Andover, makes the only automated defibrillator which can be sold through […]

One of the first centers to purchase an automated external defibrillator for medical emergencies in the city is the Orange City Centre. The defibrillator works on battery and has an in-built voice command system.
Michael Mitchell, City Centre manager, says that personnel of the cleanliness and security department have been trained in using the machine […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating Guidant Corp’s 37,000 defective implantable defibrillators, out of which 26 short-circuited, causing one death.
According to the Indianapolis based firm, 24,000 defibrillators of the Ventak Prizm 2 DR Model 1861 are currently implanted in patients today.
The FDA is investigating Guidant’s sale of Prizm 2 DRs prior […]

According to officials, a contractor, who suffered a shock on Thursday morning, got saved due to the perfect chain of action taken by onlookers. The contractor, who was working in the 8600 block of Northwest 41st Street, in Miami-Dade County, suffered an electrical shock when he touched wires. After this, he went into full cardiac […]