MedPro Safety Products Introduces Pre-filled Safety Syringe
Product to be Featured at APIC Conference
Lexington, KY – June 28, 2011 –
MedPro Safety Products, Inc. (OTCBB: MPSP), a leading developer of
transformational technologies that enable safer medication delivery and
blood collection, today announced the introduction of its pre-filled
safety syringe (PFSS). The device contains a precise dose of
pharmaceutical stored within a syringe system equipped with MedPro’s
unique, fully passive safety mechanism that reduces and potentially
eliminates the risk of needlestick injury.
Pre-filled syringes represent an approximately 2.6 billion unit annual
market growing at approximately 14% (Pre-filled Syringes, Greystone
Associates, February 2008). There is no fully passive pre-filled safety
syringe currently commercially available in the U.S. and the MedPro
product represents the first truly passive market entry. Current
estimates indicate that only 15% of the pre-filled market segment has
converted to any type of safety solution.
The PFSS is comprised of two unique parts: (a) a standard glass or
plastic cartridge that will act as both a pre-filled medicament
reservoir and syringe plunger, and (b) a plastic safety syringe that
incorporates a fully passive (or automatic) safety deployment system.
The PFSS device offers significant benefits to healthcare safety, both
for the patient and the healthcare professional. The automatic
activation of a safety shield as a needle is removed protects the
operator from the contaminated needle and prevents a needlestick
injury. The shield also reduces the chance of blood or drug splatter.
The prefilled cartridge offers patient safety through exact dosage
control and the theoretical reduction of medicine delivery errors. It
also saves time in drug preparation and delivery. The PFSS is designed
to be compatible with existing pharmaceutical filling technology for
ease of adoption and operational efficiencies, and the glass cartridge
is consistent with current industry standards.
“The pre-filled safety syringe is another example of the Company’s
strategy to expand our unique patented passive safety technology across
platforms,” said Craig Turner, CEO of MedPro Safety Products. “The PFSS
can deliver a wide range of biotech and pharmaceutical products. We
are currently in various stages of discussions with several potential
partners to explore the commercialization of the PFSS in several markets
and we will be featuring this exciting product at the APIC trade show
in Baltimore June 27-29.”
About MedPro Safety Products, Inc.
Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, MedPro Safety Products, Inc. is a
leading developer of safer medication delivery and blood collection
systems. The Company licenses, develops and manufactures
transformational technologies marketed through its global medical device
partners. MedPro’s portfolio addresses multiple product categories
within the medical delivery (injection and infusion) and blood
collection (blood collection sets and blood tube holders) markets.
These products incorporate needlestick prevention features considered to
be the most passive now available on the market as they require little
or no clinician training compared to competitive products. The total
global market opportunity currently addressed by the Company’s products
is estimated to be in excess of $6 billion. For additional information,
please refer to the ‘Investor Relations’ link on MedPro’s website
(http://www.medprosafety.com).
Safe Harbor Statement
This release includes forward-looking statements based upon current
expectations of the management of MedPro Safety Products, Inc. that
involve risks and uncertainties, such as plans, objectives, expectations
and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward- looking statements
as a result of a number of factors, including our ability to identify
and acquire medical safety device safety technologies with product
development potential; our ability to successfully develop and bring
products to market, including obtaining regulatory approvals; our
ability to successfully increase sales of our products; our ability to
obtain additional financing on satisfactory terms; our ability to
attract and retain qualified employees; and governmental regulation
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"Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other reports
on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact Information:
Investor Contact:
Doug Sherk/Jenifer Kirtland
EVC Group
415-568-4887
Media Contact:
Steve DiMattia
EVC Group
646-201-5445
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