SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE:MDT) today announced that the LUCAS Chest Compression System is available in the United States through an exclusive distribution partnership with JOLIFE AB (Lund, Sweden). LUCAS will enable emergency medical services personnel throughout the country, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and fire and hospital personnel, to provide more consistent and effective chest compressions during resuscitation efforts, in accordance with the American Heart Association’s 2005 Guidelines. Physio-Control has been the exclusive distribution partner for the device in Europe since November 2004.
