Bio-Plexus Announces Patent Award.VERNON, Conn.--(BW HealthWire)--June 29, 1998--Bio-Plexus, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BPLX), designer, developer, manufacturer, and marketer of safety medical products under the PUNCTUR-GUARD(R) name, today announced it's DROP-IT(R) Needle Holder has been awarded patent protection from the United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property . "The DROP-IT Needle Holder is designed for simple, one-handed disposal of blood-collection needles by healthcare workers. It features a push button for quick release, can be used with up to 100 PUNCTUR-GUARD or conventional needles, and will automatically release the needle when used with the DROP-IT Needle Disposal Container," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Tom Sutton, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Bio-Plexus. "The DROP-IT patent award strengthens our ability to deliver state-of-the-art safety medical devices to healthcare workers," he added. The company holds U.S. and international patents on safety medical devices marketed under the PUNCTUR-GUARD name. These devices are designed to reduce the incidence of accidental needlesticks among healthcare workers. Accidental needlesticks number more than 950,000 per year in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and can result in the transmission of deadly diseases including HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and hepatitis. NOTE: This press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. , which are subject to change. The actual results may differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statement.
CONTACT: Bio-Plexus, Inc.
Carol Coburn, 860/870-6112
bio.plexus@snet.net
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