SurgiLance Safety Lancets Well Received at Atlanta Diabetes EXPO 2011

April 28, 2011 - PRLog -- ATLANTA – MediPurpose, a master distributor and manufacturer of medical products, today announced that its SurgiLance safety lancet exhibition booth was a popular destination for participants at the American Diabetes Association EXPO 2011 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta earlier this month.

MediPurpose was among exhibitors that hosted booths for diabetes patients and healthcare professionals. The SurgiLance booth provided no-cost product samples and educational resources concerning SurgiLance safety lancets.

MediPurpose also donated SurgiLance safety lancets to the EXPO for free health screenings.

Along with free health screenings, EXPO 2011 featured leading experts that talked about diabetes management and prevention, medical professionals that answered one-on-one questions, cooking demonstrations, and diabetes management product and service exhibitors.

"We were honored to be invited to participate in the American Diabetes Association EXPO 2011," said MediPurpose Director of Communication Derek Rudnak. "MediPurpose is proud to support the ADA's efforts to fight the deadly consequences of diabetes and to help those affected by diabetes."

Since its launch in 1999, SurgiLance safety lancets have become one of the world's most popular fingerstick solutions. They are valued for their safety, comfort and ease of use.

SurgiLance safety lancets are available in six models, with either a needle or blade, each with different depths of penetration, to provide optimal blood flow for different applications and skin types.

No-cost product samples are available for request. For more information about SurgiLance, please visit http://www.medipurpose.com/surgilance.

About the American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is a United States-based association working to fight the deadly consequences of diabetes and to help those affected by diabetes.

The Association funds research to manage, cure and prevent diabetes (including type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and pre-diabetes); delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides information for both patients and health care professionals; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes.

For more information, please visit http://www.diabetes.org.

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About MediPurpose
Founded in 1999, MediPurpose is a leading medical device company headquartered in Singapore, with offices in the United States and Europe.

Known for its popular SurgiLance safety lancet, babyLance heel incision device and MediPlus advanced wound care products, MediPurpose has leveraged its success in the medical device industry to become a master medical product distributor that provides unique solutions for both medical product manufacturers and medical product distributors.

MediPurpose's Innovation division offers angel funding and developmental expertise for new medical device inventors and innovative medical product companies that seek entrance into new medical device markets.

For more information about MediPurpose's medical products and solutions for inventors, innovators, manufacturers and distributors, please visit http://www.medipurpose.com.