Hypertronics Circular HyperGrip(R) Connectors Selected for Biosense Webster's CARTO(R)...

Hypertronics Circular HyperGrip(R) Connectors Selected for Biosense Webster's
CARTO(R) 3 Navigation System

HUDSON, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Hypertronics Corporation, a Smiths
Interconnect business and world-leading provider of high performance
interconnect solutions for the most demanding applications today announced
that its HyperGrip((R)) series circular connectors were selected by Biosense
Webster, Inc. for its new CARTO((R)) 3 Navigation System. Hypertronics
HyperGrip (HG) series was chosen for its optimal signal reliability and ease
of use as a push pull connector.

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Hypertronics Hypertac((R)) system is a unique contact design characterized by
a wire basket technology which encapsulates a male pin and guarantees
continuous signal integrity especially critical in medical applications where
machine failure is often life threatening. HyperGrip is a user-configurable
circular connector which is color-coded and customer-keyable for accurate and
quick connections on medical equipment. HyperGrip is designed to meet medical
industry requirements such as finger-proofing to IEC60601, flammability rated
to UL94 V0, and is compatible with most sterilization requirements. It also
incorporates the renowned performance of the Hypertac((R) )contact technology
which provides high mating cycle, low insertion force and the high reliability
required for the medical market.

The CARTO((R)) 3 Navigation System was previewed at the Heart Rhythm Society's
(HRS) 30(th) Annual Scientific Sessions during Heart Rhythm 2009 in May 2009
and at EUROPACE, the official Congress of the European Heart Rhythm
Association in Berlin in June 2009. The CARTO((R)) 3 System provides
unparalleled views of the electrical activity of the heart through real-time
data on 3-D, color-coded cardiac maps. It also ensures precise real-time
tracking of catheter location, allowing for safe and accurate diagnosis.
Designed to minimize RF applications, unnecessary radiation exposure and
procedure times, the CARTO((R)) System 3 Navigation System improves location
accuracy and site-targeting results while maintaining an excellent safety
profile. The CARTO((R)) 3 System offers three unique features: Advanced
Catheter Location (ACL) Technology, Fast Anatomical Mapping (FAM), and a
streamlined workflow feature set referred to as CONNECTION OF CHOICE((TM)).
These three features work in tandem to enhance a physician's ability to treat
an array of simple and complex cardiac arrhythmias.

The CARTO((R)) 3 System is currently under 510(k) review at the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration for use in the U.S. The CARTO((R)) 3 System will be
released throughout the European Union and Canada in the third quarter of
2009.

SOURCE Hypertronics Corporation

Deborah West, Public Relations of Hypertronics Corporation, +1-978-568-2780,
debbie.west@hypertronics.com