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A Wheelchair Called Spazz Caused a Scandal! Why? “Think outside of the box” – says John Box
Colours N Motion recently launched its products in several European markets and some members of the media objected to the name of one of its wheelchairs, Spazz. Colours asks those of the disabled community and those who support us to join in our mission to break down the barriers of the past and rebel against all labels that hold us down. - November 08, 2005 - Med Services Europe GmbH
Leatt Corporation Announces Collaboration with BMW and KTM
Leatt Corporation (Pink Sheets: LEAT.PK), a Nevada, USA Corporation headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, that develops, sells and distributes the Leatt-Brace™, a Neck Brace system designed to help prevent potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine (neck), today announced that it will be collaborating with BMW and KTM on a cervical spine protection system for the sports motorcyclist. - November 01, 2005 - Leatt Corp
DDL Expands Intravascular Medical Device Testing Services - Offers “One-Stop” for Package, Product & Materials Testing
DDL is the only full service testing laboratory that allows medical device manufacturers to make “one stop” for their entire product, materials and package testing needs. - November 01, 2005 - DDL Inc.
Process Changes at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Result in Safer and More Efficient Nutrition Compounding
The introduction of the Baxa automated compounder and Monterey Medical Software allows a leading children’s hospital to minimize med errors, reduce man hours and improve clinical efficacy. - October 31, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Leatt Corporation Announces Location of its Production Plant in Cape Town, South Africa
Leatt Corporation (Pink Sheets: LEAT), a Nevada Corporation that develops, sells and distributes the Leatt-Brace™, a Prophylactic Neck Brace system designed to prevent potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine (neck), today announced the location of its production plant in Cape Town, South Africa. - October 24, 2005 - Leatt Corp
Leatt Corp. Announces Appointment of its President as Injury Assessment Officer for Motorsport South Africa
Leatt Corporation (Pink Sheets – LEAT), a Nevada Corporation headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, that develops, sells and distributes the Leatt-Brace™, a Prophylactic Neck Brace System designed to prevent potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine (neck), today announced that its President & C.E.O., Dr. Chris Leatt, has been appointed as injury assessment officer for Motorsport South Africa (MSA, www.motorsport.co.za). - September 30, 2005 - Leatt Corp
Baxa Introduces New Oral and Enteral Liquid Dispensers with Purple Plungers to Increase Patient Safety
Specialized Baxa oral dispensers now have a purple plunger for immediate visual differentiation from IV syringes to prevent wrong-route administration errors. Oral dispensers are syringe-like devices with a unique tip configuration that cannot accommodate a hypodermic needle or actuate a needleless IV access port. - September 12, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Leatt Corporation Announces Motorsport South Africa Endorsement
Leatt Corporation (Pink Sheets – LEAT), a Nevada Corporation headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, that develops, sells and distributes the Leatt-Brace™, a Prophylactic Neck Brace System designed to prevent potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine (neck), today announced that use of the Leatt-Brace™ has been endorsed by Motorsport South Africa (MSA). - September 07, 2005 - Leatt Corp
Baxa Repeater™ Pump Validated in Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour Sterilisation Tests
Baxa Ltd announces that their pharmacy peristaltic filling pump – the Repeater Pump (099E) – tested successfully through 26 gas sterilisation cycles at one cycle per day with hydrogen peroxide vapour. Bioquell (UK) Ltd, manufacturers of the Clarus® hydrogen peroxide gas generator system, performed the tests for Baxa at their Andover laboratory. The Repeater Pump exhibited no adverse effects on performance or accuracy of operations during the third-party testing. - September 07, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Exacta-Med® Oral Dispensers Eliminate Wrong-Route Errors And Inappropriate Clinical Line Connections
Baxa Corporation, a Denver-based manufacturer of medical devices and systems, offers the Exacta-Med Oral Dispenser specifically designed for safe oral liquid delivery. The Exacta-Med Dispenser’s design prevents the attachment of a luer needle hub and from engaging with a needleless connector, eliminating potential error from wrong-route oral liquid medication administration. Additionally, the dispenser is labeled “Oral Use Only,” further promoting patient safety. - August 31, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Leatt Corporation Announces Completion of Design Specifications for Revised Neck Brace Models
Leatt Corporation (Pink Sheets – LEAT), a Nevada Corporation headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, that develops, sells and distributes the Leatt-Brace™, a Prophylactic Neck Brace System designed to prevent potentially devastating motor sport injuries to the cervical spine (neck), today announced the completion of the design specifications for the revised MOTO GPX and MOTO R models. - August 29, 2005 - Leatt Corp
Leatt Corporation Lists on the Pink Sheets Quotation Service
Leatt Corporation (Pink Sheets – LEAT), headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, announced today that it has obtained a listing on the U.S. Pink Sheets quotation service with the ticker symbol “LEAT”. - August 23, 2005 - Leatt Corp
Baxa Corporation Announces Compliance To The European Directive On Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment
Baxa Corporation, a Denver-based manufacturer of equipment that automates fluid dispensing for hospital pharmacies, announces its compliance to the European Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment Directive, or WEEE. The WEEE Directive aims to reduce the quantity of waste resulting from used electrical and electronic equipment and increase its re-use, recovery and recycling. Baxa is the 2005 recipient of two excellence in exporting awards. - August 15, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Baxa Corporation Celebrates 30 Years of Product Safety and Innovation for Hospital Pharmacies
In March 1975, two entrepreneurs with experience in pharmacy sales and product development started Baxa Corporation, a medical device company focused on products that ensured patient safety. Thirty years later, the company’s first product – a dispenser dedicated to safe delivery of oral medications – is still the market leader, alongside a full line of devices and systems designed to streamline fluid drug handling, admixture and packaging activities in hospital and alternate-site pharmacies. - March 24, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Baxa Introduces Four New Microfuse® Infusion System Administration Sets
Baxa Corporation announces the addition of four specialty administration sets to the MicroFuse® Syringe Infusion System line. These new sets incorporate a T-site for the convenient administration of coronary vasodilators during myocardial perfusion imaging. Their design resulted from customer feedback on safety and ease of administration for this specialty cardiac application. - March 17, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Baxa Introduces New Amber Oral Dispenser Packaging For Ward And Bedside Applications
Baxa Corporation announces the release of new packaging configurations for its amber Exacta-Med(R) Oral Dispensers. Oral dispensers are syringe-like devices designed specifically to provide safe and accurate delivery of oral liquid medications, without the possibility of wrong-route administration through a patient’s IV or epidural line. Their amber coloring promotes further differentiation of oral dispensers from standard hypodermic syringes. - March 07, 2005 - Baxa Corporation
Baxa Corporation Expands Headquarters Facilities
Baxa Corporation announces the addition of a new building to its corporate headquarters in Metro Denver. The expansion provides a 15,000 square-foot facility accommodating the sales, marketing and technical support operations for the medical device manufacturer. Two years after the company built a state-of-the-art production facility in Englewood, Colorado, unprecedented business growth constrained the office and administration space. - February 27, 2005 - Baxa Corporation