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Mortara Instrument Announces Milestone:

Delivery of Over 100,000 ECG Technology Solutions

MILWAUKEE, Wis. USA, 1 February 2001

Today Mortara Instrument, Inc. announced an important milestone in its history as the world leader in ECG technology: delivery of over 100,000 ECG technology solutions. These OEM technology solutions have been incorporated by several partner companies into a wide spectrum of devices including electrocardiographs, stress exercise, Holter monitoring and defibrillator systems as well as bedside monitors and telemetry monitoring systems.

Mark Mentzer, Director of Marketing commented, "Reaching this milestone is a point of pride for Mortara Instrument. The wide spectrum of devices and significant number of OEM partners that brought us to this point is a testament to the strength and flexibility of Mortara's ECG technology solutions. Moving forward, we anticipate further widespread usage of our technology as Mortara increases its focus on developing new partnerships in the medical device world." Mentzer added, "Our philosophy is driven by our collective desire to positively impact healthcare worldwide. Everyone of us knows someone who benefited or could have benefited from our ECG technology. Through growth in our OEM business unit, we know that we will reach the greatest number of people and positively impact the most lives."

Mortara Instrument provides several different ECG technology solutions to many leading device companies. These technology solutions include ECG amplifiers, 12-lead interpretation, arrhythmia and ST signal processing modules as well as RF telemetry components.

About Mortara

Mortara Instrument's headquarters are located in Milwaukee, Wis., with European operations based in Bologna, Italy. Mortara Instrument is distinguished in the field of non-invasive cardiology for the innovations that are the core of the company's complete line of ECG products. These product innovations include the integration of 12-lead ECG technology in bedside monitoring, wireless stress testing, Holter and telemetry monitoring systems. The company's web site is www.mortara.com.