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The Lifepak 1000 defibrillator from Physio-Control has been deployed on the International Space Station (ISS) as the first automated external defibrillator (AED) in space. The Lifepak 1000 AED will be available for NASA crew members should someone experience sudden cardiac

Zoll Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of cardiac defibrillators and AEDs, was awarded certification of Airworthiness Release from the US Army’s Research, Development, and Engineering Command for the Zoll AED Pro. This announcement indicates that the this defibrillator is in compliance

Mulago Hospital in Uganda received a donation of surgical equipment from the US universities of Duke and North Carolina in August, 2008.The donated medical equipment included respiratory ventilators, surgical microscopes, vital signs monitors and medical stretchers. This donation was made

Philips Electronics North America, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, has announced that they will be relocating the company’s North American Headquarters from New York to Massachusetts. This move will make Massachusetts the location of the largest Philips presence in

Siemens has confirmed reports that a large reduction in its workforce will be implemented at the company to boost competitiveness and respond to global economic pressures. As reported in DOTmed Online News last week, Siemens will be reducing its global

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided funding to the Emergency Medical Assistance Program for the purchase of necessary emergency medical equipment. The installation of this new emergency medical equipment at the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Ramallah was celebrated

The government of Gibraltar recently delivered two 40-foot containers of medical equipment to the government of Montserrat, a British Territory in the Caribbean, in July of 2008. The shipment of medical equipment included autoclaves, anesthesia equipment, x-ray equipment, and other

The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, in accordance with Tax Code Section 179, can strengthen buying power of new medical equipment bought in 2008. This could make 2008 an attractive year for medical facilities to purchase medical equipment, according to

The Enugu State indigenes in America, under the aegis of Enugu State Medical Mission have donated medical equipment worth over N8 million to the state University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu. The equipment, which included surgical equipment,

Mindray Medical International Limited, a Chinese medical device manufacturer, has reached an agreement to acquire Datascope Corp.’s patient monitoring business. Upon the completion of this acquisition, Mindray will be the third-largest player in the global patient monitoring device industry. Under