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CARDIAC SCIENCE SETTLES PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT WITH SMALLER COMPETITOR
August 10, 2005
Cardiac Science, Inc. (Nasdaq: DFIB), a leading manufacturer of life-saving automatic public-access defibrillators (AEDs), announced today that it has settled its patent infringement lawsuit it had brought against privately-held Defibtech, L.L.C. in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota in April, 2003. As a condition of settlement, Cardiac Science will receive a cash payment in the amount of $925,000. Cardiac Science's allegations of infringement by Defibtech of United States Patent No.'s 5,579,919, 5,700,281 and 6,038,473 and all of Defibtech's assorted counterclaims have been fully resolved. Other terms and conditions of the settlement remain confidential.