CardioDynamics International Corporation
Medical Devices & Tech
6175 Nancy Ridge Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 USA
phone: 858-535-0202
fax: 858-535-0055
Symbol CDIC
Exchange
Founded 1980
Employees
www.cardiodynamics.com
Research Sector Medical Devices & Tech
Summary Description
Products for use in hemodynamic monitoring.
Management
Michael K. Perry, CEO and Director; Rhonda F. Rhyne, President; Richard E. Trayler, COO; Dennis G. Hepp, CTO; Russell H. Bergen, VP of Operations; Patrick W. Bradley, Ph.D, VP of Corporate Alliances; Stephen P. Loomis, CFO
Ownership
Financials Mkt Cap :10


* numbers in thousands

 
Keywords
hemodynamic, blood, icg, impedance cardiography, electrocardiogram, heart, Cardiology, cardiac, heart, disgnostic, monitoring, electrodes

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Description
CardioDynamics develops, manufactures and markets noninvasive impedance cardiography (ICG) diagnostic and monitoring technologies and electrodes.
Products / Services
The Company's primary product, the BioZ, uses proprietary Impedance Cardiography (ICG) technology to noninvasively assess a patient's hemodynamics.
Technology / Differentiation
The company's patented ICG technology noninvasively monitors the heart's ability to deliver blood to the body.
Market / Customers
BioZ's ICG monitoring is noninvasive; it can be performed in outpatient areas such as physician offices, in treating heart failure, hypertension, pacemaker, and dialysis patients. According to the Company's 2005 Annual report, there is a 140 million potential procedures worldwide for noninvasive ICG procedures.
Competitors / Substitutes / Alternatives
Abbott Laboratories and Cambridge Heart Inc.
Strategy
CardioDynamics has strategic relationships with GE Medical Systems for the development of a custom plug-in module for the GEMS-IT Solar and DASH series of bedside monitors; and a co-development and original equipment manufacturer agreement with Philips Medical Systems, which combines CardioDynamics' proprietary ICG technology with Philips' diagnostic 12-lead ECG and enable both companies to market the combined ICG/ECG product.


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