Draeger Medical, Inc. Extends Its Partnership with Intensive Care On-Line Network,...

Draeger Medical, Inc. Extends Its Partnership with Intensive Care On-Line Network, Inc. (ICON)

24/7 Clinical Support and Assistance Now Available for Users of
the Babylog 8000+ Ventilator
TELFORD, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
Draeger Medical, Inc. has announced its enhanced and exclusive
partnership with Intensive Care On-Line Network (ICON) to provide 24x7
clinical and educational support for Draeger ventilation equipment,
now including the Babylog 8000+.

ICON has supported Draeger Evita Series ventilator customers in
the United States and Canada beginning in September 2001 and has since
extended support to Savina and Babylog ventilator customers.

ICON uses telephone and broadband technology to connect
subscribers to its Critical Care Resource Center, which provides
immediate live support for users of Draeger Evita, Savina and now,
Babylog 8000+ ventilators. ICON clinicians are certified and trained
in the use of these Draeger ventilators and are available 24x7 to
answer questions about the equipment, assist in troubleshooting alarms
and help guide ICU staff through critical ventilation issues. ICON
clinicians can even be contacted via live video, enabling uni- or
bidirectional visual and audio interaction between ICU staff and the
support team.

ICON is staffed with a multi-professional group, including
intensive care physicians, pulmonologists, critical care nurses,
respiratory care practitioners, critical care pharmacists, registered
dieticians and information technology specialists. Draeger customers
can receive around-the-clock support from ICON clinicians while
continuing to manage patients at the bedside.

ICON provides customer care packages through its website's
"members only" section. Subscribers also have access to online
clinical documents and case studies as well as educational web
conferences, symposiums with continuing education units and
respiratory care modules for RCPs and registered nurses. Support
varies by level of customer care package.

"This relationship enables Draeger to provide a detailed level of
clinical assistance and support that is not typically available to
customers. ICON provides the 24x7 clinical support, from simple
troubleshooting to the most critical of issues," said Ed Coombs, MA,
RRT, Sr. Marketing Manager for Respiratory Care, Draeger Medical, Inc.

ICON provides Draeger customers a support system and resource
center that increases patient safety by reducing the number of errors
that can occur in the ICU. Draeger is the only company among its
ventilation competitors to offer this level of consultation. "It is
necessary for us to have the best-in-class support ICON offers to go
along with Draeger's innovative technology," continued Coombs.

About Draeger

Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA is one of the international leaders in
the fields of medical and safety technology: Draeger products protect,
support and save human life. Founded in 1889, in 2007 the Group
achieved sales of 1,819.5 million Euros worldwide and an EBIT of 151.9
million Euro. Today, Draeger employs around 10,000 people in more than
70 subsidiaries worldwide and has representation in around 190
countries. The Draeger Medical subsidiary offers products, services
and integrated system solutions which accompany the patient throughout
the care process - Emergency Care, Perioperative Care, Critical Care,
Perinatal Care and Home Mechanical Ventilation. For more information,
visit www.draeger.com

Brownstein Group
Kelly Lange, 267-238-4108
klange@brownsteingroup.com
or
Draeger Medical, Inc.
Glenn Frantz, 215-660-2332
glenn.frantz@draeger.com

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