Health Canada Approves MediPurpose's SurgiLance Lite Safety Lancet License

    OTTAWA, ON, July 22, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- MediPurpose, a medical product manufacturer and master distributor, today announced that Health Canada has approved the company's medical device license for SurgiLance Lite safety lancets. The approval permits MediPurpose to market SurgiLance Lite in Canada.

SurgiLance Lite safety lancets are 28-gauge fingerstick devices, introduced in the United States in 2015 as an expansion to MediPurpose's flagship SurgiLance safety lancet portfolio.

Engineered to minimize pain when performing frequent low-volume blood collections--such as for glucose testing--SurgiLance Lite is available in three configurations, differentiated by their cartridge colors and penetration depths:

- SLL140 (yellow/1.4 mm)
- SLL180 (gray/1.8 mm)
- SLL220 (orange/2.2 mm)

As with the classic SurgiLance, SurgiLance Lite safety lancets are sterile, pre-armed and single-use medical devices that prevent accidental sharps injuries before and after activation.

Expanded Choices for Canadian Safety Lancet Customers

MediPurpose has marketed its classic SurgiLance safety lancet in Canada since 2001 when it first received Health Canada's approval. Company founder and CEO Patrick Yi said he is looking forward to providing safety lancet customers with SurgiLance Lite's expanded choices.

"In recent years, 28-gauge safety lancets have become increasingly popular because their needles are extremely thin and minimizes pain, which is a very preferable quality for frequent fingerstick users that only require a minimal amount of blood," said Yi.

"We believe that SurgiLance Lite offers ideal solutions for this market segment, and we will continue to listen to our Canadian customers to potentially introduce models with other preferred penetration depths and needle gauges," said Yi. "We are looking forward to it earning the same popularity in Canada as the classic SurgiLance."

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

About MediPurpose

Founded in 1999, MediPurpose is a boutique medical product company headquartered in Singapore, with offices and partnerships in the United States and EMEA/LA.

Specializing in safety sharps devices such as the flagship SurgiLance safety lancet and the popular babyLance safety heelstick, the company also offers affordable high-quality MediPlus Advanced Wound Care products.

MediPurpose's Medical Device Innovation and Medical Product Distribution divisions provide product research and development consultation for new medical device inventors and innovative medical product companies that seek entrance into new medical product markets--which includes angel funding, feasibility studies and quality control, among other services.

For more information about MediPurpose, please visit http://www.medipurpose.com.

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