SHPI Schedules Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 Financial Results Conference Call for March 9, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. EST.

BOUNTIFUL, Utah -- Specialized Health Products International, Inc. (OTCBB: SHPI), a manufacturer and marketer of proprietary safety medical devices, today announced that its fourth quarter and year-end 2005 financial results conference call will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. EST . Consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2005, will be issued prior to the call.

Investors can listen to the conference call live by dialing [phone] in the U.S. and [phone] internationally. In addition, the call will be webcast live and available for playback within one hour of completion of the call through a link on the company's website at www.shpi.com. A replay of the call will also be available for one week after the event by dialing [phone] in the U.S. and [phone] internationally and entering access code: 820968.

About Specialized Health Products International, Inc.

Specialized Health Products International, Inc. ("SHPI") is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary disposable medical devices for clinician and patient safety. SHPI has developed multiple safety needle products based upon two primary patented technology platforms, FlexLoc(R) and SecureLoc(TM), which apply to virtually all medical needles used today. SHPI manufactures and markets certain products, including LiftLoc(R) and MiniLoc(TM) Safety Infusion Sets, under its own label. It licenses or supplies other products to leading manufacturers and marketers in the global disposable medical products industry, including Tyco Healthcare, Bard Access Systems, and BD Medical Systems. In November 2005, SHPI announced a merger agreement with The Med-Design Corporation (Nasdaq: MEDC), another leading technology provider in the safety medical needle space. For more information about SHPI, visit the company's website at www.shpi.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company may experience significant fluctuations in future operating results due to a number of economic conditions, risks in product and technology development, the effect of the Company's accounting policies and other risk factors detailed in the Company's SEC filings. These factors and others could cause operating results to vary significantly from those in prior periods and those projected in forward-looking statements. Additional information with respect to these and other factors, which could materially affect the Company and its operations, are included on certain forms the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.