ROCHESTER, N.Y. and MILWAUKEE, W.I. -- Eastman Kodak Company's Dental Systems group and Criticare Systems, Inc., have developed a software package that will enable oral surgeons to automatically record and store patients' vital signs during surgery, saving valuable time and enhancing patient care.The companies integrated CRITICARE patient monitoring solutions with KODAK WINOMS CS Practice Management Software, permitting the software to automatically record vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and respiration in an electronic anesthesia record.

Typically, oral surgeons use manual methods to record, and later transcribe, patients' vital signs during surgery. Since the KODAK software now automates the process, surgeons can place greater focus on patients, in addition to saving time. The software also eliminates the extra step of having to place the transcribed data into a patient's file after surgery.

The KODAK WINOMS CS Software, combined with Kodak's current offerings for the diagnostic and post-operative phases of patient treatment, enables a complete patient-information flow through an entire procedure. This saves additional time for oral surgeons and their patients, while reducing the risk of transcribing errors. "We view it as a value-add to our product line and an important step to help our customers move to electronic medical records," said Richard Hirschland, General Manager of Kodak's Dental Systems group.


The proprietary software necessary for communication between CSI monitors and Kodak's practice management software was collaboratively developed by the two companies over the past six months.

"CSI sees its relationship with Kodak as an outstanding opportunity for additional placement of its monitoring products in conjunction with a premier market leader," said Emil Soika, President and Chief Executive Officer of Criticare.

About Criticare

Criticare www.csiusa.com maintains a leadership position in the placement of monitoring systems within the domestic Oral and Maxillofacial surgical market. The company designs, manufactures, and markets proprietary patient monitoring products including respiratory gas analyzers and MRI compatible systems for a wide range of hospitals and alternate health care environments throughout the world.

About Kodak's Dental Systems Group

Kodak, with sales of $14.3 billion in 2005, is a leader in helping people take, share, print and view images for memories, for information, for business and for entertainment. Kodak's dental systems group helps dental professionals streamline workflow and enhance patient care by enabling them to capture, share, print and use images and information easily and effectively. Kodak's dental products and services include: direct-digital intraoral and extraoral dental radiography systems; practice management software and electronic services; dental digital photography systems; inkjet paper for printing photographic-quality digital images; intraoral and extraoral dental imaging films, processing chemistry and x-ray equipment; and a variety of related products and services. Kodak also markets computed radiography systems and COOK-WAITE local anesthetics. All of Kodak's dental products are backed by the company's quality customer support.
For more information about Kodak's dental products, call Kodak directly at 1-800-944-6365, visit www.kodak.com/dental or contact your regional KODAK products representative.
Note: Kodak, Cook-Waite and WinOOMS CS are trademarks of Kodak
2006

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