Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Medtronic subsidiary gets a win with FDA approval - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The Lucas 2 is the next generationn of the Lucas ChestCompression System. Manufactured by Swedish companuJolife AB, it’s distributedd in the United States by Redmond, Wash.-based , a subsidiarg of Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic. The original Lucas is a pneumatid device, while the new Lucas is powered by either by battery or using a wall or carelectricitg outlet. “Customers have been askiny us fora battery-powered Lucas device for a couples of years and with Lucas 2 we are able to Brian Webster, president of Physio-Control, said in a news The Lucas is meant to avoid the complications that can arise when emergencyu responders are performing chest compressions by hand.
The device is designed to deliver uninterrupted compressions at a consisten t rateand depth. In the past the Lucas 2 has also won approval in Europesand Canada. Physio-Control plans to start shipping the Lucaw 2to U.S. markets in the

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