Disintegrator Needle Destruction Device Commences Global Distribution; Groundbreaking Healthcare Product Introduced in United Kingdom, Europe, and Australasia.

BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Safeguard Medical Technologies, LLC of Cleveland, Ohio, announces that it has joined forces with British firm Environmental Asset Management (EAM) to distribute worldwide the Disintegrator(TM), a revolutionary needle/lancet destruction device. Throughout 2005, EAM will distribute the Disintegrator(TM) in Europe and the United Kingdom, with distribution slated in the same time frame for Australasia, a region encompassing more than 30 countries, including Australia, Japan, New Guinea, and New Zealand.

The pioneering Disintegrator(TM) portable unit utilizes a unique Plasma Arc to melt hypodermic needles and lancets at a temperature of over 3000 degrees Fahrenheit, leaving a blunt, harmless nub at the end of the syringe. Disposal is safe and immediate. A built-in rechargeable battery disintegrates more than 100 needles between charges. Inserts are included to accommodate all manner of insulin syringes, lancets, and pen needles.

Safeguard President Joe Adkins states, "With tens of millions of insulin syringes and needles entering the world's waste systems every day, safe needle disposal has become a world-wide health and environmental problem. The best place to eliminate a problem is at its point of origin. Our Disintegrator products are the safe, efficient, and cost-effective solution. Disintegrator is the new science in safe needle disposal."

In just the USA, approximately 3.4 million people with diabetes self-administer an estimated 1-2 billion injections per year. Every day, up to 25 million insulin syringes and needles are introduced into the United States environment alone. A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report states that an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 needlestick injuries occur annually to doctors, nurses, laboratory staff and other healthcare professionals using far fewer needles than are used outside a clinical facility. Patients with diabetes are subject to punctures and cuts in the home, and these injuries often lead to ulceration or amputations. Many of these wounds are directly attributable to the failure to properly dispose of used needles and sharps.

EAM operates internationally via the UK and Switzerland (EAM Sa.) to provide quality services and innovative technologies in the area of environmental management and renewable energy.

EAM CEO Bill Knoupe says, "The facts are clear that safe needle disposal is an important health concern throughout the international community. As human populations increase, the need to control the accompanying rise in global wastes becomes ever more critical. The Disintegrator is the perfect device, at the perfect time, to remedy this far-reaching problem. EAM is excited to help introduce the health and environmental benefits of the Disintegrator to markets across the globe."

The Disintegrator(TM) is available in the United States through the manufacturer, Disintegrator Products(TM) via its web site, www.disintegratorproducts.com, or their toll-free number 1-877-797-4277.