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Defibtech was founded by Dr. Laub and a fellow Yale graduate, President Gintaras Vaisnys in 2002 with seed money from private investors. Their corporate structure merges innovation with efficiency.
When Defibtech was introduced it revolutionized the AED marketplace. The device had many features better than other AEDs and sold for half the cost. At that time AEDs were selling for $3,000-$4,000 and Defibtech was selling for $1,500.
They market their product through distribution partners and have reached Number 1 ranking in the Connecticut Technology Fast 50.To become elegible for that honor they had to qualify with an operating revenue of $50,000 in 2002 and $5,000,000 in 2006.Their headquarters had to be located in North America and be a company that owned propietary technology or intellectual property that contributed significantly to the companies’ revenues or spent a large portion of revenues on research and technology.
Their mission is to make the best Automated external defibrillators in the world at affordable prices.
To advance that fast in so little time I’d say they’re amazing.Wouldn’t you?
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Today I want to pay homage to those special rescuers of sudden cardiac arrest(SCA) victims. You came upon frightening situations, pushed past your fear, and aided a stranger,friend or family member with life saving proceedures of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and/or cardiac defibrillation. Even if your attempt failed it was not your fault. You did what another could not. YOU TRIED! God bless you for that.
Not everyone can be a hero. Some of us become frozen when faced with such a scary situation and regret and guilt will always be with us for what might have been a different conclusion. Were we cowards? Maybe and maybe not. Maybe it was meant to be. Only God knows and only He should judge us.
This is for those who stepped up in time of need. The unsung heroes who tried to make a difference to our fellow man,woman, or child. God Bless you. Your treasure is in heaven and it will be overwhelming.
The Zoll, Philips, and Defibtech defibrillators 
all have the latest technology. It is called biphasic defibrillation. What does this mean to me? Nothing! So I decided to investigate.
In 1947 Dr. Claude Beck made the first successful defibrillation on a human using metal paddles. He used alternating current. In the late 1950′s direct current was used, which was called monophasic or uniphasic (meaning one wave)waveform energy.
The uniphasic waveform used a single burst of current between 200 and 360 joules to be passed through the torso for a second. Even though it could restore normal heart rhythm, it could take several shocks to do it. Repeating the shocks at a higher energy can cause skin burns and heart muscle damage.
Biphasic defibrillation current travels from paddle to paddle and then in the other direction.The shock is slightly longer but still less than a second. It requires less energy to restore normal heart rhythm. There is evidence that this reduces skin burns and cellular damage to the heart.
So look for biphasic waveform on the defibrillator model you decide to buy. Do your homework!
Defibtech Auto , the latest design from Defibtech defibrillators, takes the stress away from responders reluctant to puch the shock button. 
The defibrillator does it for you…if you need it. They have just sent their first shipment to Europe. DefibFrance is the first distributor to add the Defibtech Auto to their product line. Other European distributors will soon be getting this defibrillator themselves.
Imagine, a self analyzing defibrillator that automaticall sends a shock to the victim. All we have to do is place the device on the victim.
Christmas 2009 is passed and Our New Year of 2010 is just around the corner. Life is going by too quickly for some of us and its time to sit down and do some deep thinking.
Resolution time is coming!
Don’t make unattainable resolutions, make a few that will impact yourself. Do you want to be healthy? Live long? Play with your children? Make happy memories? Of course you do! Think of all the obese people riding on handicap riders in the stores. Some even carry oxygen tanks. Don’t let yourself go. You get one body put it in shape. Use those muscles to get more energy…work them…start slowly. Eat right, cut down on those sweets, don’t deny yourself a treat but don’t eat the whole bag of candy either. Too many carbs? Modify your diet..you can do it!
Check your family medical history….Diabetes? Watch those sweets! Heart trouble? Need a home defibrillator? Philips defibrillator,Zoll defibrillator,or Defibtech defibrillator are three of the best!
Happy New Year!!!!
How would you like to view a CPR video talking you through a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) procedure while you are responding to an SCA? Well that is what Defibtech Reviver View does.You turn on the defibrillator (green button) and the video screen lights up and tells you what to do. How cool is that?
You get hi-definition video, clear calm instructions and text under each picture. Now you can read it,see it and hear it. Performing CPR and rescue breathing has just become easier. Now anyone can save a life with this remarkable AED. Preparing a patient.placing pads correctly,and using the defibrillator correctly is simply a look, listen, or read possibility. This Defibtech AED is definitely outstanding in the AED field.
Automated External Defibrillators should ideally be designed so the untrained lay person can quickly figure out how to use an AED in the event of sudden cardiac arrest. Lets face it, many people don’t know CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) never mind how to use and AED. And even the methods of providing CPR to victims are changing. The American Heart Association has just released their new method of 30 compressions to two breaths for CPR. After one CPR cycle, the victim can be shocked with the AED and the CPR cycle begins again.A study done at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois rated five AEDs on their ease of use and shock times. The study concluded that Defibtech Defibrillators, the Lifeline, (92%) achieved the highest success rate for subjects delivering an effective shock. Difficulties in pad placement lowered the success rate in other models tested. The Philips Heartstart Onsite (84%) and Zoll AED Plus (72%) defibrillators also achieved very good statistical comparison rates.
The methods used for ascertaining these results were as follows. 125 inexperienced bystanders were divided into groups of 25 and given a brief note that provided generic AED defibrillation instructions. Subjects then were assigned to a specific type of defibrillator group and told to deliver a shock to a simulated victim of sudden cardiac arrest. Being successful in the ability to provide the shock was the primary goal with the time it took for the AED to shock the victim as the second goal.
The shock time results were as follows. For the Defibtech AED Defibrillator, the Lifeline’s shock time was 64 seconds, the Philips Heartstart Onsite’s shock time was 79 seconds and the Zoll AED Plus was 114 seconds making AEDS very effective for use in SCA victims.