Released on: May 28, 2008, 12:24 pm

Press Release Author: Tyler Kempf / DRE Veterinary

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: An innovator of vet-specific telemetry products, DRE
Veterinary works with its customers to refine its wireless monitoring systems.

Press Release Body: Telemetry has long been a staple of the medical industry;
however, the technology only recently made its mark on the veterinary industry. In
2006, when DRE Veterinary unveiled the Vetrec VST, a veterinary wireless telemetry
system, the company was blazing new territory.

"We created the Vetrec VST in response to requests for a telemetry system
specifically tailored to the needs of veterinarians," said Jim Evans, Director of
DRE Veterinary. "The Vetrec VST is one of the first telemetry systems built
specifically for the vet market."

DRE Veterinary launched the Vetrec VST in October 2006. The first generation version
of the VST allowed veterinarians to wirelessly monitor up to eight animals from a
single location. It monitored both mobile and recovering animals via portable ECG
transmitters.

In addition to ECG monitoring, the first generation system featured intuitive,
Windows-based software. The software provided many essential monitoring functions,
including auto-charting; full disclosure; auto-generation of alarm events; and
trends, charts and strips for arrhythmia.

Shortly after its release, the Vetrec VST was quickly adopted by many veterinary
emergency and critical care facilities throughout the eastern United States. As more
facilities have adopted the system, DRE Veterinary has worked with its install base
to flush out improvements.

"We have utilized the Vetrec VST's growing user base to better understand what
features we should add to the product," said Evans. "This has helped us stay in
front of the needs of our customers and has helped us evolve the Vetrec VST."

In the two years since DRE Veterinary released the Vetrec VST, it has doubled the
monitoring capabilities of the system from eight animals to 16. The latest edition
of the Vetrec VST also integrates with two of DRE Veterinary's multi-parameter
monitors-the DRE Spectra AG5 and the DRE Waveline Plus-allowing veterinarians to
monitor multiple parameters from the central station.

Continual improvement of the Vetrec VST has not only helped DRE Veterinary improve
its existing wireless monitoring product, it has helped the company explore new
technologies. This led to the creation of the Vetrec PDM, DRE Veterinary's latest
wireless monitoring product that was released in 2007.

"The DRE Vetrec PDM is an all-in-one central station," said Evans. "The Vetrec PDM
provides software similar to that of the VST, but does so in a compact package that
has an innovative touchscreen."
All central station components of the Vetrec PDM are housed in an all-inclusive
device that is similar in size to a 15-inch computer monitor. Functionality takes
place on the system's easy-to-use touchscreen, eliminating the need for a keyboard
and mouse.

Like the Vetrec VST, the Vetrec PDM seamlessly integrates with the Waveline Plus,
DRE Veterinary's seven-parameter patient monitor. Vital signs from up to six
Waveline Plus monitors can be tracked and stored on the Vetrec PDM in real time.

In addition to providing vet wireless monitoring, the Vetrec PDM provides patient
data management functions that surgeons can use to compile patient information such
as medical history, medications and previous treatments.

"Patient data management has been such a valuable tool that we added this
functionality to the Vetrec VST," said Evans.

DRE Veterinary recently upgraded both the Vetrec VST and PDM to automatically
compile and archive user-selected discharge reports. Facilities with networked
systems can utilize this function to automatically send discharge reports in PDF
format to hospital management systems and email accounts.

The Vetrec VST is available with four, eight and 16 channels of monitoring
capability. It supports any combination of portable ECG transmitters and DRE
Veterinary-brand patient monitors.

The Vetrec VST is available with a large, secondary flat screen monitor that
interfaces directly with the central station CPU. This provides a simulcast of vital
signs displayed on the central station monitor. Veterinarians can utilize the
secondary monitor to track vital signs of all animals in their facility from an
additional location.

The Vetrec PDM monitors, displays and stores information sent by up to six Waveline
Plus patient monitors. The Waveline Plus, incorporated with wireless technology,
directly links with the Vetrec PDM. This makes the monitor portable through pre-op,
surgery and recovery.

The Vetrec PDM and the Vetrec VST are available now from DRE Veterinary. More
information can be viewed in the monitoring section at www.dreveterinary.com.

About DRE Veterinary
DRE Veterinary is a premier supplier of veterinary and laboratory research
equipment. DRE Veterinary provides new and professionally refurbished and used
veterinary medical equipment to universities, surgery centers, research facilities
and veterinary practices around the globe. DRE Veterinary's parent company, DRE
Inc., was established in 1984 and offers value to doctors by providing the features
and reliability they need while fitting within their budget.

Web Site: http://www.dreveterinary.com

Contact Details: DRE Veterinary
Tyler Kempf, Veterinary Marketing Specialist
1800 Williamson Court
Louisville, KY 40223
1-800-923-8413
www.dreveterinary.com
tkempf@dreveterinary.com