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Zargis Receives FDA Clearance for Signal X6 Telemedicine
Device; OK Allows Delivery to US Army
Stamford, CT (September 17, 2009) Zargis Medical Corp., a spin-off from Siemens
Corporate Research (NYSE: SI - News) and a majority-owned subsidiary of Speedus
Corp. (Nasdaq: SPDE - News), announced today it has received U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) clearance to market its new Signal X6TM device. Zargis
also announced the delivery of seven Signal X6 devices to the U.S. Army for
deployment in six Department of Defense medical facilities.
Signal X6 is noninvasive, easy to use
and simultaneously records heart and lung sounds from six adhesive sensors. The
recordings can be evaluated locally or, for locations where a cardiac
specialist is not immediately available for consultation, transmitted through
the Internet for remote evaluation. Signal X6 and our recently launched Zargis
CardioscanTM device were both designed for user-friendly digital heart sound
analysis. The configuration of the Signal X6 provides a unique telemedicine
resource in situations where evaluations would benefit from high fidelity
multi-channel synchronous recordings.
"As healthcare systems continue to
demand improved outcomes with utilization of fewer resources, we believe that
Signal X6 will provide cost-effective, high quality cardiac analysis in
situations where it's not practical for a patient to visit a specialist,"
said John Kallassy, Zargis' CEO.
Prototypes for Signal X6 were first
developed with funding from the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research
Center (TATRC) through the AAMTI program. The AAMTI program provides funding to
AMEDD personnel to demonstrate technology and document the impact on cost,
access and quality of care. TATRC (www.tatrc.org) is an element of the United
States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC).
About Zargis Medical Corp.
Zargis Medical Corp. develops advanced
diagnostic decision support products and services for primary care physicians,
pediatricians, cardiologists and other healthcare professionals. Zargis was
formed in 2001 when Siemens Corporate Research, a division of Siemens AG (NYSE:
SI - News), and Speedus Corp. co-invested to develop and market an advanced
acoustic technology designed to detect heart abnormalities identified through
analysis of heart sounds.
For additional information about Zargis or Speedus Corp., contact Peter Hodge at 888.773.3669 (ext. 23) or phodge@zargis.comor visit the following Web sites: www.zargis.com and www.speedus.com.
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