CLARENCE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2013--
Electrochem Solutions, Inc. (Electrochem), a subsidiary of Greatbatch,
Inc. (NYSE: GB) today announced its participation at the Medical Devices
Summit East, hosted by Opal Events, beginning February 28, 2013 in
Boston, Massachusetts.
As Electrochem continues to aggressively grow and expand its presence in
the medical market space, the company will showcase its customized total
power solutions for portable medical devices on the conference floor at
the Boston Marriott Long Wharf hotel. These technology solutions include
battery packs, chargers, docking stations and power supplies for
critical applications such as, but not limited to, ultrasounds,
defibrillators, patient monitors and LVADs.
The company will host two educational roundtable sessions on Friday,
March 1 at 9:00am and 9:30am – George Cintra, VP of RD&E for
Electrochem, will present the topic titled “Medical Power Solutions:
Smart & Performance-Driven.” He will discuss the advances of portable
battery technology for medical devices related to improvements in size,
weight, cycle life and delivery. In addition, this session will cover
sterilization techniques for batteries including autoclave,
Sterrad/Sterris and gamma irradiation. More information about the summit
and this roundtable session can be found here: http://www.opalevents.org/p/62/medical-devices-summit.
About Electrochem Solutions, Inc.
Electrochem, founded in 1979, is a world leader in the design and
manufacture of customized total power solutions. A subsidiary of
Greatbatch, Inc., Electrochem was born from the lithium battery invented
for the implantable pacemaker by founder, Wilson Greatbatch. Today,
Electrochem is known for providing safe and reliable products which are
used across a range of critical applications in the portable medical,
energy, military, and environmental markets.
About Greatbatch, Inc.
Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB) provides top-quality technologies to
industries that depend on reliable, long-lasting performance through its
brands - Greatbatch Medical, Electrochem and QiG Group. Greatbatch
Medical develops and manufactures critical medical device technologies
for the cardiac, neurology, vascular and orthopaedic markets.
Electrochem designs and manufactures custom battery technologies for
high-end niche applications in the portable medical, energy, military
and other markets. The QiG Group empowers the design and development of
new medical devices for the company’s core markets.
For additional information on Electrochem, visit www.electrochemsolutions.com.
For additional information on Greatbatch, visit www.greatbatch.com.
Source: Electrochem Solutions, Inc.
Electrochem Solutions, Inc.
Hayley Luz, 206-496-2558
hluz@electrochemsolutions.com
or
Jennifer
Aquino, 716-759-5609
jaquino@electrochemsolutions.com