LOCAL MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS COMPANY SOLD TO JAPANESE FIRM

Omron Healthcare Inc. finalized its purchase of Colin Medical Instruments Corp. -- a local company that manufactures vital signs monitors, inpatient blood-pressure monitoring devices and vascular screening devices. San Antonio Business Journal (http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2006/04/03/daily7.html?jst=b_ln_hl)