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Nonin(R) Medical Pioneers First Interoperable, Wireless Fingertip Pulse Oximeter

Friday, May 16, 2008 General News
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MINNEAPOLIS, May 15 Nonin Medical, Inc. announces therelease of the first and only wireless fingertip pulse oximeter to systemintegrators worldwide. The Onyx(R) II, Model 9560 fingertip pulse oximeterenables patients to accurately monitor vital signs and remotely connect withtheir clinicians -- gaining independence to go about their daily activities.The innovative device combines Bluetooth(R) wireless technology with therevolutionary Onyx(R) line of fingertip oximeters to address rising healthcarecosts and promote patient-friendly remote disease management.
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Unveiled at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) meeting inSeattle, WA, last month, the Onyx(R) II, Model 9560 received overwhelminginterest from telemedicine integrators and medical professionals. "We areextremely pleased with the tremendous response to this next generation ofOnyx(R)," said Kevin McGowan, Director of Business Development for NoninMedical. "This breakthrough device is designed to be compatible with existingNonin(R) wireless products and emerging open standards like Continua, IEEE11073 and Bluetooth's Health Device Profile (HDP)."
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As one of the Founding Members of the Continua Alliance, Nonin Medical, inpartnership with some of the finest healthcare and technology companies in theworld, has long been involved in and promotes the use of open standards. Theintroduction of the Onyx(R) II, 9560 signifies a major step in the developmentof interoperable, cross-industry standards to simplify the delivery ofhealthcare. Nonin Medical's next generation of Bluetooth-enabled monitoringdevices -- including the Onyx(R) II, 9560 -- are designed to be compatiblewith the soon-to-be released open standards. To learn more about the Onyx II,Model 9560, go to http://www.nonin.com.

About Nonin Medical, Inc. - http://www.nonin.com

Minneapolis-based Nonin Medical, Inc. is a privately owned companyspecializing in the design and manufacturing of noninvasive physiologicalmonitoring solutions. Nonin distributes its products to health professionalsin more than 125 countries and has over 90 OEM partners worldwide. Nonin'sindustry-leading capabilities in signal processing and sensor design, plus itson-going integration of features not available in competitive products, arethe foundation of its leadership in innovation.

SOURCE Nonin Medical, Inc.
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