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Technology Stocks : Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AXON), formerly Taser Intl. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: im a survivor who wrote (472)	1/13/2005 11:01:01 AM
From: im a survivor	Respond to of 974

Associated Press Taser: Study Shows Technology Is Safe Thursday January 13, 9:48 am ET Taser Says Study Finds Technology Has 'Extremely Low' Risk of Inducing Heart Problems SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Taser International Inc. on Thursday said results of a study showed that there have been no reports linking its stun guns with increased risk of heart problems, and that early results suggest the weapon has an "extremely" small chance of adversely disrupting the heart's electrical activity. ADVERTISEMENT The company said the Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology Journal published the findings of a study examining the cardiac safety of Taser technology, which has come under scrutiny by a human rights group who says the company's stun guns have killed as many as 74 people over the past four years. A report from Amnesty International, as well as reports from other sources, last week spawned an investigation by federal regulators into Taser's safety claims, which the company has said were based on studies confirming the safety of its products. In pre-market activity, shares of Taser surged $3.34, or 19.6 percent, to $20.35 on the Nasdaq. The stock has plunged 37 percent from a recent high of $32.59 since the probe was announced. Taser said the study used a custom device similar to its X26 stun gun -- which temporarily incapacitates an individual with an electric charge -- on pigs of comparable human weight and found that the voltage delivered by the weapon would have to be 15 to 42 times greater to potentially induce ventricular fibrillation. "We hypothesized that the induction of ventricular fibrillation would require significantly greater discharge levels than delivered by electrical neuromuscular incapacitation devices fielded by law enforcement agencies," the journal reported. Findings also suggest that the stun gun may be used multiple times if necessary, Taser said.