SUNNYVALE FIRST CITY TO DEPLOY AutoPulse™ RESUSCITATION SYSTEM

SUNNYVALE, Calif. – The City of Sunnyvale is the first city in the nation to have deployed the AutoPulse™ Resuscitation System for use by public safety officers providing emergency medical services.

AutoPulse™ is a battery-powered system that provides automated chest compressions during the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The AutoPulse™ system consists of a rigid backboard and a flexible band that is strapped across the patient’s chest. The patient is quickly and easily placed on the backboard after which AutoPulse™ automatically fits itself to the patient.

The band can compress a greater area of the chest than manual CPR. Tests of the system have indicated a significant improvement in generating more blood flow over conventional CPR chest compressions, increasing the possibility of a successful rescue.

Revivant Corporation of Sunnyvale manufactures AutoPulse. "We are tremendously encouraged by the results we have seen with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety while working with Revivant to demonstrate the effectiveness of the AutoPulse™ Resuscitation System" said Ken Ludlum, President and Chief Executive Officer of Revivant Corporation. "As the first EMS agency in the world to deploy this innovative new technology, Sunnyvale's vision, leadership and commitment to EMS excellence has not only benefited the citizens of Sunnyvale, but has led the way for other communities to advance the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest."

Revivant Corporation honored the City of Sunnyvale by awarding plaques to the City marking Sunnyvale’s role in deploying AutoPulse™ systems. The awards were made at the June 10 City Council meeting.

Sunnyvale Mayor Julia Miller received one of the plaques on behalf of the City. "Sunnyvale has been rated the fifth-safest city in America," observed Mayor Miller. "That relates to crime statistics. But we have made equally giant strides in emergency medical care. First with our Public Access Defibrillator program which has saved numerous lives and now with the use of the AutoPulse™ system. Sunnyvale is proud of the leadership role we have taken."