CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2006--ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL), a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, today announced that it had exercised its option to acquire the assets of Lifecor, Inc., a privately owned medical equipment company that designs, manufactures and markets a wearable external defibrillator system. In March 2004, ZOLL entered into a license agreement with Lifecor, under which ZOLL acquired exclusive marketing and distribution rights to Lifecor's technology for in-hospital use, and acquired an option to purchase the remainder of Lifecor's assets.
