MindChild Medical, Inc. Announces Gates Funded UNC LABOR Study Selects Meridian™ Fetal ECG Research Device for Its Unparalleled Fetal ECG Capabilities

(North Andover, Massachusetts), MindChild Medical, Inc. today announced that the LABOR Study selected MindChild’s Meridian Fetal Research Device as the centerpiece of their study due to its unparalleled ability to accurately extract fetal ECG for advanced analytical research. Dr. Jeffrey Stringer, professor of obstetrics & gynecology in the UNC School of Medicine and LABOR Study Principal Investigator, stated that “of the nine companies evaluated, MindChild and their fetal research device is the only one that accurately produces the fetal ECG fidelity required for this study to succeed.”   Dr. Jeffrey Stringer continued by stating “MindChild’s team and fetal ECG publications are world-class leading and far ahead of all their competitors.” Jay Ward, MindChild Medical’s Executive Vice President stated that “the Meridian Fetal monitoring technology was designed from the start to produce the best fetal ECG signal possible, opening the door to fetal diagnostics. Surrounding the fetus with thirty electrodes, 3-8 times more signals than our competitors, provides the necessary perspectives of the fetal heart that our advanced extraction algorithm needs to deliver such accurate waveforms.