** Shares of Uscom Ltd UCM.AX rise as much as 6.5% to
A$0.245 ($0.1604), their highest since April 20
** Medical monitoring devices maker signs development and
supply agreement with Tokyo-based medical instruments maker A&D
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** Agreement for the installation of A&D's technology in
Uscom's new BP+ central blood pressure monitors
** Stock has surged 91.7% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5274 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Soumyajit Saha in Bengaluru)
((Soumyajit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))