Defibtech Lifeline Automated External Defibrillator Wins Prestigious Design Award
GUILFORD, CT – December 15, 2004 – Defibtech announced today that The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design awarded a "Good Design" award to Defibtech for the Lifeline Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
"Good Design remains the oldest and most important design competition worldwide," stated the Director/President of the Chicago Athenaeum Christian Narkievicz-Laine. "This year, the Museum received hundreds of submissions from all over the world for this awards program." The Good Design award was founded in Chicago in 1950 by the pioneering greats of American and modern design. The 2004 jury found Defibtech's Lifeline AED worthy of the Good Design Award for product distinction.
"We are proud to be recognized for the innovative design of our product," stated Defibtech CEO Glenn Laub, MD. "Moreover, it is satisfying to be able to make this product, recognized by well-regarded organizations for high-quality design, affordable and available to everyone."
Featuring industry-leading biphasic defibrillation technology, the Defibtech AED is the market's most affordable unit, with a single-unit list price of $1,495 in the United States. Easy to use and portable, the Defibtech AED actually "talks" to the user, giving audible step-by-step instructions on how to give lifesaving defibrillation. The AED's bright coloring and award-winning design make it easy to find and operate quickly. Having the industry's longest operational battery life, the Defibtech AED is built to the durability standards of professional emergency personnel. AEDs dramatically improve the chances of surviving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which causes the heart to become arrhythmic and stop pumping blood effectively. The majority of SCA victims receiving timely defibrillation survive; without it, fewer than 5 percent of SCA victims live. AEDs deliver a defibrillating electrical shock that restores the heart's rhythm to normal. More than 400,000 people die from SCA annually.
About Defibtech
Defibtech relentlessly pursues one goal: making the best automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in the world at affordable prices. Defibtech designs and manufactures the FDA-cleared Lifeline™ and ReviveR™ brand AEDs and related accessories. Defibtech's products are sold through its network of distribution partners in the United States and around the world. Founded in 1999, Defibtech is headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut and manufactures all of its defibrillators in the United States in state-of-the-art ISO 13485:2003 certified facilities. For more information about Defibtech and its products, visit www.defibtech.com or call 1-866-DEFIB-4-U (1-866-333-4248).
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Greg Slusser
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