MediPurpose Advances OEM Medical Device Partnership with EKF Diagnostics

Jan. 18, 2012 - PRLog -- CARDIFF, Wales and ATLANTA – MediPurpose(r), a master distributor and manufacturer of medical products, today announced its continued partnership with point-of-care diagnostic equipment manufacturer EKF Diagnostics.

MediPurpose supplies SurgiLance(r) safety lancets for use with EKF Diagnostics' POC blood analysis equipment, used in tests for glucose, lactate, hemoglobin, hematocrit and HbA1c.

"Supplying OEM medical devices to medical diagnostic manufacturers is a key component of our SurgiLance business model," said MediPurpose Director of Marketing Derek Rudnak. "EKF Diagnostics' desire to continue its relationship with MediPurpose is a vote of confidence that speaks to the reliability and quality of our OEM medical products."

EKF Diagnostics manufactures a range of equipment that analyzes vital organ function through blood values. Its latest offering is the Quo-Lab, which tests the HbA1c levels in the bloodstream. HbA1c values are the best long-range indicators of elevated blood glucose levels and are used in both the detection of pre-diabetes, as well as in monitoring blood sugar control in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients.

SurgiLance is currently available in six models, ranging from 18-26 gauges and 1.0-2.3 mm penetration depths. Valued for its safety, comfort and ease of use, the SurgiLance safety lancet is one of the top selling fingerstick devices in the United States and is available to healthcare professionals through a broad network of distributors, both in the United States and globally.

For more information about SurgiLance safety lancets -- including no-cost product sample requests -- please visit http://www.medipurpose.com/surgilance.

About EKF Diagnostics
EKF Diagnostics Holdings, PLC specializes in the development, production and distribution of near-patient analyzers for use in the detection and management of diabetes, anemia, lactate and kidney-related diseases.

EKF Diagnostics has distributors in more than 70 locations around the globe, multi-national research and manufacturing facilities, teams of experienced analysts and engineers in the United States of America, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and a board led by some of foremost authorities in medical diagnostics in the world.

For more information about EKF Diagnostics, please visit http://www.ekfdiagnostics.com.

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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 babyLance(r) heel incision device, SurgiLance(r) safety lancet and MediPlus(tm) 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 Medical Device 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 .