OX Med Tech, Inc. Creates Innovative Safety Scalpel Technology

Oct. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Designed with the healthcare worker in mind, the OX Auto-Retractable Safety Scalpel is a new patented safety scalpel that comes with spring-operated blade retraction, permanent lock function, and a weighted handle.  It is the first and only safety scalpel to meet all OSHA medical safety protocols and is intended to replace previous generations of safety scalpels which offer little real protection from sharps injury.  

“This is the first real change in the last 30 years for scalpels,” said president and CEO Andy Hu, “It was a challenge but we were able to put all of the features that surgeons wanted into a single scalpel that is definitively the safest on the market, and more competitively priced.  Our design is weighted to provide a comfortable hand feel that better resembles a traditional scalpel steel handle, and its texturing provides great grip in the most challenging situations.  We spring loaded the blade to assist the user in retraction but really took our design above and beyond market offerings by allowing that retraction to be easily controlled by the user and by adding a critical catch to prevent surgeons from unintentionally putting the scalpel into permanent lock.  This is a crucial feature as safety scalpels on the market that offer permanent lock or disposal functions, as per OSHA safety guideline requirements, are often accidentally activated by the surgeon during a procedure, whereby disabling a critical surgical instrument and causing additional complications.”

Why does safety matter?  Sharps injuries and accidental cuts are associated with the risk of contracting blood-borne diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, etc.  The traditional scalpel with a disposable blade creates a serious risk of sharps injury to the doctor, nurse, and patient due to the constant threat of an exposed blade.  The OX Auto-Retractable Safety Scalpel, compliant with all OSHA safety directives, provides protection for medical professionals and patients from the otherwise inevitable accidental cuts during surgical procedures.

About OX Med Tech, Inc.

OX Med Tech, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, was created in 2010 with the explicit goal of creating a better safety scalpel.  With Globe Medical Tech’s extensive medical and award winning design and production background they quickly entered the safety scalpel market and began distributing samples of their innovative scalpels by September of the same year.

Contact Information:
OX Med Tech, Inc. (http://www.ox-medtech.com)
1766 W Sam Houston Pkwy N
Houston, TX 77043
Phone: (713)464-0210

About Globe Medical Tech, Inc

Globe Medical Tech, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is a leader in providing turnkey solutions for safety medical devices and drug delivery systems.  Winner of two MDEA awards (Medical Design Excellence Awards in 2008 and 2010) for design, and with over twenty years of experience in the medical device industry, Globe Medical Tech has developed and marketed products in the U.S. and around the world, providing the medical industry with innovative low-cost, high-quality medical devices.

Contact Information:
Globe Medical Tech, Inc.
1766 W Sam Houston Pkwy N
Houston, TX 77043
Phone: 713-365-9595
Email: sales@globemedtech.com

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OX Med Tech, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, was created in 2010 with the explicit goal of creating a better safety scalpel.