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Numerex Innovates Remote Monitoring Of MicroMed Cardiovascular's Heart Pump Technology

M2M Leader's Expertise Enables Efficient, Real-time Connectivity to Medical Device Telemetry

May 17, 2012

ATLANTA, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX), a leading single source provider of secure machine-to-machine (M2M) products and services, announced today the company has developed a complete Device-Network-Application (DNA) solution for remote cellular monitoring of MicroMed Cardiovascular Inc.'s HeartAssist5® System.

Numerex led the innovation and development of the new wireless monitoring connectivity and software application for the HeartAssist5® System, the latter consisting of two devices developed by MicroMed: the HeartAssist5® Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) and the MicroMed Controller. The MicroMed HeartAssist5® LVAD was originally developed by the world famous heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey in partnership with NASA. It is the only LVAD with a precise, direct flow measurement system and cellular-based remote monitoring. Source: PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1c7ur)

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Space Shuttle Technology that Fell to Earth

July 08, 2011

The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 11:20 a.m. Eastern time July 8, marking the beginning of the end for the shuttle program.

But although Atlantis’ 12-day mission will bring the shuttle era to a close, a lot of the technology developed for the program will live on in terrestrial surroundings.

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Return to the moon

July 20, 2009

Sometimes NASA finds its technology being used in new and unexpected ways. Mr. Comstock said the know-how that helped pump propellant into space shuttle rocket engines is the same as that being used to pump blood during heart transplants.

Licensed by the medical research and supply firm MicroMed Inc. in 1996, the left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, is based on NASA's fuel-pump technology... read more (see page 2 of article)