Aesculap Announces Three-Year Surgical Instrument Agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers CENTER VALLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2004 Aesculap, Inc. announced today the award of an agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners for surgical instruments A surgical instrument is a specially designed tool or device for performing specific actions of carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access or viewing it. . The Aesculap/Premier contract portfolio now includes surgical instruments, neurosurgery neurosurgery /neu·ro·sur·gery/ (noor´o-sur?jer-e) surgery of the nervous system. neu·ro·sur·ger·y n. Surgery on any part of the nervous system. products, and STERILCONTAINERS(TM). The three-year agreement begins February 1, 2004 and provides Premier members access to Aesculap's complete line of general and specialty surgical instrumentation at cost-effective pricing and terms. "The addition of surgical instruments to our Premier contract portfolio represents a tremendous opportunity for Aesculap to provide Premier members with significant value, as well as a comprehensive quality management program." said Dirk Kuyper, executive vice president & chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Aesculap. Aesculap's Surgical Quality Management (SQM SQM Square Meters SQM Software Quality Management SQM Sky Quality Meter SQM Service Quality Management SQM Signal Quality Monitoring SQM Stable Queue Manager SQM Surface Quality Monitor SQM Supplier Quality Manual SQM Signal Quality Monitor ) Program is a comprehensive quality improvement process for the Operating Room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. and Central Services that can improve all aspects of surgical services and enable hospitals to institute programs that improve quality, increase surgical readiness and lower surgical expenses. About Aesculap Aesculap, Inc. is a subsidiary of Aesculap AG & Co KG and is headquartered in Center Valley, PA. Based in Tuttlingen, Germany, Aesculap AG & Co KG is the world's largest manufacturer of surgical instrumentation. For more than 135 years, Aesculap has provided customers with surgical instrumentation and implants for neurosurgery, ENT ENT ears, nose, and throat (otorhinolaryngology). ENT abbr. ear, nose, and throat ENT ear, nose and throat. ENT Ears, nose & throat; formally, otorhinolaryngology , plastic and reconstructive, thoracic, micro-vascular, cardiovascular, orthopedic, laparoscopic Laparoscopic A minimally-invasive surgical or diagnostic procedure that uses a flexible endoscope (laparoscope) to view and operate on structures in the abdomen. Mentioned in: Obstetrical Emergencies and general surgery and central processing in a mission to provide "All it takes to operate." Aesculap is a member of the B. Braun family of healthcare companies, currently the fourteenth largest healthcare company in the world. For more information about Aesculap and its products and services, please contact Aesculap Customer Service at 1-800-282-9000 or visit the Aesculap website at www.aesculap-usa.com. About Premier, Inc. Premier, Inc., is a strategic alliance in U.S. healthcare, entirely owned by nearly 200 of the nation's leading hospital and healthcare systems. These systems operate or are affiliated with nearly 1,500 hospital facilities in 50 states and hundreds of other care sites. Premier provides an array of resources supporting health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract delivery in the key areas of supply chain improvement and group purchasing, comparative data and benchmarking, and insurance. Premier is headquartered in San Diego, CA, with offices in Chicago, IL; and Charlotte, NC. Advocacy and policy offices are located in Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com. |
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