AcuVitals(TM) Vital Signs Monitor Released By Tiba Medical, Inc.

PLANO, Texas, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiba Medical Inc. today announced the introduction of the AcuVitals(TM) 1000 vital signs monitor. The AcuVitals(TM) monitor provides both continuous and spot checking of vital signs with integrated non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) and temperature modules from Welch Allyn(R), OxiMax(R) pulse oximetry modules from Nellcor(R) and a thermal printer.

The AcuVitals monitor supports adult, pediatric and neonatal environments, targeting clinical applications including office, perioperative, emergency, dialysis, dental and other hospital and outpatient settings. Monitors will be on display in Tiba Medical's booth at the 55th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) being held from March 11-14, 2006 in Atlanta, GA.

"The AcuVitals 1000 vital signs monitor delivers trusted technology that is precise and accurate," said Dr. Arash Tirandaz, MD, FACP, Tiba Medical's Chief Medical Officer. "Utilizing trusted brand names at prices that make sense, the AcuVitals monitor will allow health care professionals to spend more time and resources on what is most important, the care of their patients."

Available directly from Tiba Medical, the AcuVitals 1000 monitors will also soon be available through a number of national and regional medical distributors. Prices range from $1,299 (NIBP only) to $3,199 (fully configured with NIBP, pulse oximetry, temperature and printer). A variety of reusable and disposable accessories such as blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximetry sensors and temperature probes as well as rolling stands are also available.

About Tiba Medical

Tiba Medical Inc. is a privately held medical device company focusing on developing and marketing innovative medical solutions for noninvasive diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. The company is based in Plano, Texas with operations in Portland, Oregon. For more information about Tiba Medical and its products visit www.tibamedical.com.

PHOTOS: High resolution and low resolution pictures of the AcuVitals 1000 are available online at http://www.tibamedical.com/press/photos .

Tiba Medical, Inc.

CONTACT: Rich Nevin, Director, Development, Tiba Medical, Inc.,800-985-8422, ext. 814, or mobile, +1-971-275-7287, or rich@tibamedical.com

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