Kentec Medical Named West Coast Distributor for babyLance™ Heel Incision Devices

Oct. 6, 2010 - PRLog -- IRVINE, Calif. and NORCROSS, Ga. – MediPurpose® today announced Kentec Medical, Inc. as the latest distributor for its babyLance(tm) infant heel incision device.

Kentec will distribute babyLance™ in 15 states throughout the Western United States, joining the roster of two recently named medical product distributors for babyLance™.

Earlier this month, KOL Bio-Medical Instruments was named as an East Coast distributor, and MED Alliance Group was named as a Midwest region distributor.

Launched last July, babyLance™ heel incision devices are a safe, easy and effective solution for neonatal caregivers to collect blood samples from infants.

Kentec will be distributing all two models from the babyLance™ line:

   * The babyLance™ Newborn (BLN), which delivers an incision depth of 1.00 mm.

   * The babyLance™ Preemie (BLP), which delivers an incision depth of 0.85 mm.

"We are very pleased to name Kentec Medical as a distributor of our medical products," said MediPurpose President Randy Prather. "Kentec's commitment to excellence and focus on customer care reflects the type of medical product distribution company that we demand for representatives of our medical products."

MediPurpose invites healthcare professionals to request no-cost samples of babyLance™ heel incision devices. Visit their Website at http://www.medipurpose.com/babylance for more information.

About Kentec Medical
Since 1970, Kentec Medical, Inc. of Irvine, California has been successfully building relationships in the medical marketplace.

A multi-faceted organization with core competencies in sales, marketing support, administrative support, inventory management and logistics, and product development, Kentec is uniquely positioned to respond rapidly to customer needs and market trends.

For more information about Kentech, please visit http://www.kentecmedical.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 SurgiLance(r) safety lancet and babyLance(tm) infant heel incision device, 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.