Stryker wins FDA PMA, launches Lifepak CR2 AED

Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said yesterday that it launched its Lifepak CR2 defibrillator featuring the LifelinkCentral AED program manager after winning FDA premarket approval for the system.

The newly launched Lifepak CR2 AED features new technology including CPRInsight, which allows users to continue chest compressions during ECG analysis and can improve survival outcomes, the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based company said.

The Lifepak CR2 AED also features a child mode button to reduce defibrillation energy for pediatric patients and an optional bilingual feature.

The system can be connected to the LifelinkCentral AED program manager to allow an organizations AED manager to remotely monitor and manage the device to improve readiness, Stryker said.

“In order to save more lives from sudden cardiac arrest, we must save time. The Lifepak CR2 is designed to help rescuers provide higher quality CPR and to provide the fastest first shock when defibrillation is needed. Everything about it is designed to increase user confidence. The Lifepak CR2 harnesses the benefits of connectivity to provide a foundation for better care throughout the entire chain of survival and to simplify AED program management for our customers,” Stryker emergency care public access GM Ryan Landon said in a press release.

The Lifepak CR2 was previously released in Europe and Canada in 2017 and in Japan in 2018, Stryker said.

In March, Stryker said that it put $220 million on the table for OrthoSpace and its InSpace rotator cuff repair device.

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