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A&D Medical Receives Technological Excellence Award in Advanced Blood Pressure Monitoring Solutions

Milpitas, Calif. — March 14, 2007 — Frost & Sullivan selected A&D Medical / LifeSource® as the recipient of the 2007 Excellence in Technology of the Year Award in the North American blood pressure monitoring market.   A&D has been highly recognized for advancements in developing innovative blood pressure monitoring solutions such as the AM/PM TimeWiseä tracking technology and the Pressure Rating Indicatorä system, which are part of the new LifeSource Premium Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor UA-853AC.  The company was also recognized as first to market with Blood Pressure Monitor UA-767PBT and the Personal Weight Scale UC-321PBT with Bluetooth® enabled wireless technology to facilitate remote patient management and telemedicine.  

“A&D’s blood pressure monitoring technology is advantageous over current state of the art blood pressure monitors in that it facilitates effective patient management by enabling the clinician to monitor the readings taken at different times of the day and prescribe medication according to a pattern of blood pressure values observed at set times of the day,” says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Bhuvaneashwar Subramanian.  “A&D has distinguished itself by developing advanced, ‘intelligent’ home blood pressure monitoring solutions. For these reasons A&D is recognized with Frost & Sullivan’s Award for Excellence in Technology of the Year.”

“A&D Medical is proud of this prestigious award and recognition,” said Teruhisa Moriya, President of A&D Medical, North America.  “A&D also received the Frost & Sullivan 2006 Award for Brand Development Strategy Leadership based on our successful branding initiatives.  We look forward to using this award to draw attention to our continued commitment to delivering ‘intelligent’ blood pressure solutions that offer clinical value and improve the health of our customers.”

Each year Frost & Sullivan presents this Award to a company that has pioneered the development and introduction of an innovative technology into the market; a technology that has either impacted or has the potential to impact several market sectors. This Award recognizes a company’s successful technology development that is expected to bring significant contributions to the industry in terms of adoption, change, and competitive posture.

About A&D Medical

A&D Medical is a division of A&D Company, a global manufacturer of measurement equipment, with operations in Asia, Europe, Australia, Russia, and North and South America.  Since 1977, A&D Medical has been manufacturing and distributing a full line of advanced electronic blood pressure monitoring equipment and health care products for home and professional use.  All of the company’s retail home health care products are marketed under the LifeSource® brand name in North America.

The company is a leader in home health monitoring technology through the development and introduction of a variety of unique products.  The company also offers leading telemedicine solutions for remote patient monitoring of heart disease and other chronic diseases through wired and Bluetooth® enabled wireless systems for health system integrators.  In addition to blood pressure monitors, A&D Medical also offers personal weight scales, digital thermometers and stethoscopes.

A&D built its reputation by manufacturing innovative and accurate measurement tools for business, industry, education and health care.  Visit A&D Medical’s website at www.LifeSourceOnline.com.

LifeSource® is a registered trademark and AM/PM TimeWiseä and Pressure Rating Indicatorä are trademarks of A&D Medical.   The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by A&D Medical is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

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