Wave Issue 0501 1/7/05 Article 9-01

***MedicAlert Personal HealthKey to Use SanDisk's USB Flash
Drives

2005 International CES

LAS VEGAS
Jan. 5, 2005

SanDisk Corporation announced that the MedicAlert Personal
HealthKey will use USB flash drives from SanDisk. Powered by
CapMed, the MedicAlert Personal HealthKey is a consumer health
care application for the secure storage, maintenance and
communication of personal health information.

The MedicAlert Personal HealthKey will enable secure storage and
immediate access to emergency and personal health information.
Updates to the personal health record can by provided by both the
patient and those authorized by the patient such as a physician,
specialist or pharmacist. First responders can easily access the
critical emergency information by simply inserting the SanDisk
USB drive into any computer equipped with a USB port. In the
event that a patient is unconscious, this MedicAlert Personal
HealthKey is designed to display select critical medical
information as previously authorized by the patient. The
MedicAlert Personal HealthKey will leverage the best-of-breed
capabilities offered by three different entities:

-- MedicAlert Foundation, one of the world's largest non-profit
organizations devoted to protecting and saving lives,

-- CapMed, a division of Bio-Imaging Technologies, a company
dedicated to creating best-in-class personal health management
solutions,

-- SanDisk Corporation, the world's largest supplier of flash
memory cards.

The Personal HealthKey will be available for consumers to
purchase directly through retail outlets in the United States in
the first half of 2005, and available for direct purchase from
both CapMed and MedicAlert in the first quarter of 2005.
Membership will provide online backup of information on the
secure MedicAlert database with 24/7 support from the MedicAlert
Emergency Response Center.

www.sandisk.com