Cardiac Science Near Completing Acquisition

Cardiac Science Inc. said its planned acquisition of Artema Medical, a Swedish maker of patient monitors and defibrillators, should close in the first week in June, about a month later than previously estimated.

Cardiac, an Irvine manufacturer of external defibrillators, said the stock acquisition “is a relatively lengthy and complex process” because of regulatory requirements in Sweden as well as in the U.S.