EaglePicher Medical Power Announces New Li/CFx Battery Technology

Enhanced design now features End-of-Life capability and longer life

PLANO, Texas, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- EaglePicher Medical Power, LLC, a leading
supplier of batteries for implantable medical devices, today announced the
introduction of its enhanced Lithium Carbon Monofluoride (Li/CFx) battery
technology with end-of-life capability superior to currently available
products in the market. The technology includes a proprietary new Elective
Replacement Indicator (ERI) / End of Life (EOL) Indicator to accurately
predict battery depletion six months in advance, potentially requiring fewer
replacement surgeries over time.

"This enhanced chemistry delivers several benefits - to device manufacturers,
physicians and patients. In addition to the new end-of-life feature, this
proprietary chemistry provides superior energy density for longer battery
life," said Joe Marotta, vice president and general manager of EaglePicher
Medical Power. "It gives us great pride to announce a technology that will
help improve the lives of patients who rely on implantable medical devices."

The enhanced Li/CFx battery chemistry provides higher energy density for use
in a variety of implantable applications including telemetry-capable
pacemakers and ICDs, neurostimulation devices, drug pumps, body fluid pumps
and monitors.

Benefits include:
-- Proprietary ERI/EOL indicator for safe and predictable replacement
prior
to end of battery life
-- Superior energy density enabling longer life or potentially smaller
devices
-- Excellent rate capability for rapid capacitor charging throughout most
of the battery life
-- Telemetry capability
-- Elimination of the initial voltage delay commonly seen in Li/CFx
batteries
-- Low self-discharge

The new technology will be available in a number of configurations ranging
from under 350 mAh to 10 Ah.

For more information about EaglePicher Medical Power and the new Li/CFx
technology, please visit the company's exhibit (booth #1471) at this week's
Heart Rhythm 2009 conference and exhibition in Boston.

About EaglePicher Medical Power
Headquartered in Plano, Texas, EaglePicher Medical Power, LLC is an
EaglePicher company and a world-leading supplier of batteries to manufacturers
of implantable medical devices. Products include batteries for cardio
defibrillators, heart monitors, heart re-synchronizers and neuromodulation
systems.

EaglePicher Medical Power, one of the few producers of implantable-grade
batteries in the world to be certified ISO 13485, leads the industry in
producing rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for implantable applications.
Building upon the world-class technology heritage of parent EaglePicher, the
company offers one of the broadest ranges of electrochemistries for
implantable applications including lithium-ion, lithium manganese dioxide,
lithium thionyl chloride and lithium carbon monofluoride.

SOURCE EaglePicher Medical Power, LLC

Chris Waldmeir, +1-313-567-5014, waldmeir@franco.com, for EaglePicher