IMETRIKUS, INC. ANNOUNCES ISO 9001:2000 AND ISO 13485:2003 CERTIFICATION
Carlsbad, CA , June 10, 2005 - iMetrikus®, Inc., a privately held developer and marketer of the Internet-based MediCompass® health monitoring system which includes the MetrikLink®, and AirWatch® product lines, announced today that it has successfully completed the auditing process to attain certification to ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003. The company has received the ISO 13485:2003 certificate that is a key credential essential to the continued growth of their sales in International markets. The new, as well as existing, customers of iMetrikus will benefit from the continual process improvement strategies required by these applied management system standards.
The certificate of compliance to ISO 9001:2000 is an Internationally recognized measure of a company's quality system. The ISO 13485:2003 is the applicable International standard for quality systems in the medical device industry.
“ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2000 certification represent important symbols of our company's commitment to quality management and continuous improvement,” said Matt Sanders, CEO, iMetrikus. “Achieving this certification, a requirement for marketing in Europe, is a significant milestone in our business strategy, and vital for our continued success.”
The audit was conducted by VTT Industrial Systems of Finland.
About iMetrikus: iMetrikus is a pioneering healthcare technology company whose flagship product MediCompass provides a modern, interactive Personal Health Record (PHR) allowing users to securely store their healthcare data. For those monitoring a chronic condition, adding one of the many MediCompass condition modules facilitates information tracking and sharing by creating a connection between those who are chronically ill and their caregivers. Each condition module has specific patient device interfaces, such as the AirWatch Asthma monitoring product which connects to the MediCompass respiratory module. MetrikLink is a component of the system that connects to over 30 of these biometric devices allowing the collection of data that can be shared by the patient with their healthcare team.
Specializing in Internet-based health and remote monitoring systems, iMetrikus serves those monitoring asthma, diabetes, pulmonary disease, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure and HIV/AIDS. The MediCompass health monitoring system employs the highest standards for health care-related Web sites as accredited by URAC1 (Utilization Review Accreditation Commission) and for privacy and security as accredited by HON1
(Health on the Net Foundation). iMetrikus is based in Carlsbad , California .
1. For more information on URAC go to www.urac.org ;
more information on HON can be found at www.hon.ch
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