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Micron Products Announces ISO 13485:2003 Certification
| Quelle: Arrhythmia Research Technology, Inc.
FITCHBURG, MA--(Marketwire - January 20, 2010) - Micron Products, Inc. ("Micron"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Arrhythmia Research Technology, Inc. (the "Company")
(NYSE Amex : HRT ), is proud to announce its attainment of International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485:2003 certification of its
quality management system.
ISO 13485:2003 is the internationally recognized standard for the
development, production, and servicing of medical products. In order to
obtain ISO 13485 certification, a company must demonstrate the ability to
provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet
customer and regulatory requirements applicable to medical devices and
related services. During the certification process, Micron partnered with
TUV Rheinland, a world renowned international service group that serves as
an ISO registrar, auditing the safety and quality of new and existing
products, systems, and services.
"The accomplishment of ISO 13485 certification further demonstrates our
commitment to the highest standards in the medical device industry," said
James E. Rouse, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
"This certification from the leader in ISO registration validates all of
the hard work the Company has put into both product quality and
compliance."
Link to the ISO Certification:
http://www.micronproducts.com/isocertificate.pdf
The Company through its wholly owned subsidiary Micron Products, Inc.
manufactures silver plated and non-silver plated conductive resin sensors
and distributes metal snaps used in the manufacture of disposable ECG, EEG,
EMS and TENS electrodes. Micron's MIT division provides end-to-end product
life cycle management through a comprehensive portfolio of value-added
services such as design, engineering, prototyping, manufacturing,
machining, assembly and packaging. MIT manufactures custom injection
molded products for medical, electronic, industrial and consumer
applications, and provides high end mold design, manufacturing and
precision machining for various industries. The Company's products also
include proprietary signal-averaging electrocardiography (SAECG) software
used in the detection of potentially lethal heart arrhythmias.
For more information please check our websites:
http://www.arthrt.com
http://www.micronproducts.com
http://www.micronintegrated.com
Forward-looking statements made herein are based on current expectations of
the Company that involve a number of risks and uncertainties and should not
be considered as guarantees of future performance. The factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially include: our ability to maintain
our current pricing model and/or decrease our cost of sales; continued
availability of supplies or materials used in manufacturing at competitive
prices; volatility in commodity and energy prices and our ability to offset
higher costs with price increases; the costs inherent with complying with
new statutes and regulations; variability of customer delivery
requirements; our ability to efficiently integrate future acquisitions and
other new lines of business that the Company may enter in the future. More
information about factors that potentially could affect the Company's
financial results is included in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2008.