TEHRAN (FNA) - Iranian
scientists managed to develop automated external defibrillator (AED) for cardiovascular patients.
CEO of Iranian Defense Ministry’s Electronics Industries (SAIran) Rear Admiral Amir Rastegari said on Wednesday that Iran joined the club of manufacturers of AED.
He made the remarks, addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 2nd Indigenizing Electronic and Microelectronic Parts Exhibition and unveiling ceremony of two automated external defibrillators and knee joint prostheses made by experts of SAIran Electronics Company.
“Currently, nine companies in the world are producing this device and SAIran Medical Equipment Industry, as world’s 10th company, has joined the group of manufacturers of this technological product,” Rear Admiral Rastegari said.
Iran needs about 5,000 automated external defibrillators per year, he said, adding that the device is used in public centers such as metro stations, stadiums, cinemas, shopping malls, airports and various organizations and can automatically guide a person who lacks specialty in medicines to help patients with cardiac arrest.
An AED, or automated external defibrillator, is used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It’s a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, medical device that can analyze the heart’s rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an electrical shock, or defibrillation, to help the heart re-establish an effective rhythm.