ZEVEX to Provide Functional Assessment Equipment to Occupational Health Services.

Business/Health Editors

SALT LAKE CITY--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 5, 2001

ZEVEX International, Inc. (NASDAQ NM: ZVXI) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, JTech Medical Industries, has entered into a five-year agreement to be the sole supplier of computerized functional assessment equipment to Occupational Health Services (OHS). Through the arrangement, OHS may install JTech equipment in as many as 1,000 sites across the country as part of a program designed to reduce occupational injuries and accidents related to truck drivers.

OHS is responsible for testing, evaluating and subsequently supporting validation of the human and economic benefits of health and wellness in long-haul truck drivers as part of a program coordinated by the Carnegie Mellon Driver Training Safety Institute (DTSI). The program, designed to produce safer truck drivers, is the result of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and Carnegie Mellon DTSI, which is wholly owned and operated by Carnegie Mellon University.

Dr. Scott W. Donkin, Senior Advisor, Health and Wellness, Carnegie Mellon DTSI stated, "We selected OHS for inclusion in the DTSI Health and Wellness Program because of their long history of reducing workers compensation claims and subsequent costs for a wide variety of industries using objective measures." Dr. Donkin continued, "Equally important, OHS, with the use of JTech equipment, produces internally valid, reproducible and precise data concerning human physical assessment."

Under the program, OHS-trained personnel will initially be involved in measuring the physical condition of driving students before and after an 8-week individualized physical training course, quantifying the changes that result. Those studies will then be used to develop programs to improve driver fitness in order to reduce accidents. As Dr. Donkin also stated, "Truck driving is both physically and mentally demanding and a reduction in the incidence of injuries by accidents requires innovative but sound solutions. Since DTSI is a research facility, we can combine scientific methods with OHS' proven protocols to produce the anticipated outcomes." According to the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, there are approximately 9 million commercial drivers licenses in the United States alone.

Allen Miller, DC, DACBSP, Chief Operating Officer of OHS, noted that each year trucking accidents cause millions of dollars in property damage as well as numerous injuries and deaths. According to Dr. Miller, fatigue and stress are primary contributors to many accidents. "JTech equipment will play a key role in determining the functional abilities of the drivers so that DTSI can then develop programs to make them stronger and healthier, with better reaction times."

"We selected JTech's Tracker(TM) line of computerized functional assessment equipment because we were favorably impressed by its accuracy, portability and durability. In addition, its database-management functions will allow us to easily create standardized tests and to share information among participating clinics and training centers nationwide." Dr. Miller also stated that OHS' goals include the establishment of training programs in 1,000 sites across the country, utilizing JTech equipment as well as proprietary OHS protocols and software to reduce occupational injuries and accidents related to truck drivers. In conjunction with supplying JTech products, ZEVEX has agreed to provide OHS with a unique software assessment program designed solely for OHS.

"We are proud of this relationship with OHS, which clearly demonstrates our strategy of partnering with leading service providers in the functional assessment industry," commented David J. McNally, Chief Executive Officer of ZEVEX. "JTech's products are increasingly being recognized as best-of-class by industry decision makers, and we look forward to further gains in this largely untapped market opportunity."

Occupational Health Services designs and implements programs that empower employers with tools to decrease worker's compensation claims and ensure optimum performance from their employees. The Industrial Athlete Program(TM) developed by OHS provides specific guidelines and protocols that can be customized to meet a company's philosophy, procedures and budgetary limitations to promote employee performance, injury prevention and reduction of overall workers compensation costs. For more information, please visit the OHS Web site at www.industrialathlete.com.

ZEVEX International designs, manufactures and markets medical devices for enteral nutrition delivery, musculoskeletal evaluation and functional testing. Through its ZEVEX OEM Division, the Company also designs and manufactures advanced medical devices including surgical systems, device components and sensors for medical technology companies. For more information, please visit the Company's Web sites at www.zevex.com and www.jtechmed.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties regarding ZEVEX International's operations and future results. Among other risks and uncertainties, there is no guarantee or other assurance that OHS will acquire any minimum number of JTech products. Please also see the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation, the Company's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q's, which identify other specific factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.