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Follow on Google News | Annuvia Retracts Unauthorized, Inaccurate Information about Cardiac Science Powerheart AEDsAnnuvia asks the media and AED industry to cease distribution of the March 18 release and to run this correction
By: Annuvia, Inc In a statement today, Annuvia VP of Business Development Micah Bongberg said, "We deeply regret distributing a March 18, 2009 press release that misrepresented an October, 2008 voluntary field corrective action as a March, 2009 corrective measure. Additionally, we wish to make it clear that Annuvia is not authorized to assist owners of Cardiac Science AEDs and is not an authorized dealer or in any way authorized to act on Cardiac Science’s behalf." Annuvia will remove from its Web site all Cardiac Science trademarks and references to Cardiac Science, its products and services, unless expressly authorized otherwise by Cardiac Science. Correction Annuvia asks the media and AED industry to cease distribution of the March 18 release and to run this correction. Specifically, 1. The field corrective action Cardiac Science initiated in October 2008 involved a simple software upgrade to affected AEDs that customers were able to perform on site. It did not require device replacement. 2. Cardiac Science never suggested user-initiated testing to determine if a device was affected by the October, 2008 field corrective action. 3. Customers with AEDs included in the October, 2008 field corrective action were notified by and received upgrade kits directly from Cardiac Science. Cardiac Science also provided its customers other tools with which to ensure optimal performance. 4. Cardiac Science AEDs do not need to be replaced as a result of this field corrective action. A simple software upgrade is a sufficient corrective action. 5. AEDs are USFDA-regulated medical devices, and Cardiac Science therefore distributes its Powerheart and other AEDs only through authorized dealers in order to facilitate its ongoing compliance with federal regulations relating to medical devices and to protect the public (in the event, for example, of a voluntary field corrective action). Annuvia is not an authorized dealer of Cardiac Science products. Customers with questions pertaining to this field correction should contact Cardiac Science directly on the Cardiac Science Web site or by calling 877.502.2673 (inside the U.S.) or +44.161.926.0011 (outside the U.S.) ... About Cardiac Science: Cardiac Science develops, manufactures, and markets a family of advanced diagnostic and therapeutic cardiology devices and systems, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs), electrocardiograph devices (ECGs), cardiac stress systems and treadmills, Holter monitoring systems, hospital defibrillators, cardiac rehabilitation telemetry systems, and cardiology data management systems (informatics) For more information, Cardiac Science Contact: Mike Matysik Cardiac Science Corporation Senior Vice President and CFO 425.402.2009 Investor Contact: Doug Sherk Jenifer Kirtland EVC Group Inc. 415.896.6820 Media Contact: Christopher Gale EVC Group Inc. 646.201.5431 203.570.4681 cgale@evcgroup.com LOGO: http://www.cardiacscience.com/ # # # Annuvia (http://www.annuvia.com) is a leading provider of health, safety, emergency preparedness, and emergency response services in the nation. It provides emergency training programs for CPR/AEDs, first aid safety, and customized consultative solutions. End
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