Fenno Medical Oy to Distribute Z-Medica's QuikClot Products to the Hospital and Emergency Response Markets in Finland for the First Time
Z-Medica Corporation, a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Fenno Medical Oy, a leading Finnish medical device distributor headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The agreement allows Fenno Medical the exclusive right to distribute Z-Medica's QuikClot® line of hemostatic agents to the hospital and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) markets throughout Finland for the first time.
QuikClot products received CE Mark from the European Union in November 2009 and the company has been negotiating distribution agreements with a series of best-of-breed medical device distributors such as Fenno Medical Oy in European markets since then.
"After extensive due diligence, we are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Fenno Medical Oy to distribute QuikClot products to hospitals and first responders in Finland," said Brian Herrman, Chief Executive Officer, Z-Medica. "Fenno's extensive contacts across a wide array of medical specialties and professional and skilled sales staff make it the perfect partner to introduce Finnish doctors and first responders to QuikClot and educate them on the product's benefits."
QuikClot is a surgical gauze impregnated with kaolin, an inert mineral with no known contraindications, and can achieve hemostasis in severe bleeding situations in as little as three minutes. QuikClot is widely used throughout several clinical specialties, including cardiology, interventional radiology, critical care, dermatology, emergency medicine, orthopedics and OB/Gyn, and after months of testing against 12 other hemostatic products in the marketplace, the military version of the kaolin gauze ("Combat Gauze") was chosen as the exclusive product for use by all US Military Forces in 2008. It continues to be the exclusive product used by all USA military forces for first line treatment of bleeding hemorrhage.
"We are pleased to add QuikClot to our line of distributed products because we are continually on the lookout for the most innovative and advanced medical devices from around the globe," said Jan Holmberg, Managing Director and founder, Fenno Medical Oy. "With QuikClot, we believe we will add great value to our customers and their patients."
The QuikClot line of products to be distributed by Fenno Medical includes:
- QuikClot® Combat Gauze™ is a soft, white, sterile, nonwoven 3" by 12 feet rolled or z-folded gauze impregnated with kaolin. Each roll of QuikClot Combat Gauze is individually wrapped in an easy rip, military grade foil pouch. Indicated for temporary external control of traumatic bleeding, QuikClot Combat Gauze is flexible and pliable and contours to all wounds. Recommended as the number one hemostatic agent by the COTCCC (Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care Committee), QuikClot Combat Gauze is the only product carried by all branches of the US Military to control life-threatening hemorrhage.
- QuikClot® Emergency Dressing™ is an easy-to-use dressing which can achieve hemostasis in as little as three minutes, helping to prevent loss of life and limb. Because QuikClot requires very little training to administer, it can be effectively used by medical personnel, civilian first-responders and medical professionals in the field and in clinical environments. This dressing comes in various sizes, including a 4-ply 4" by 4" (10cm x 10cm) and a 6-ply 2"x2" (5cm x 5cm) format.
- QuikClot® Interventional™ Hemostatic Bandage consists of a soft, white, double sterile, hydrophilic pad impregnated with kaolin. It is double-wrapped in a blister package and foil pouch for aseptic technique. QuikClot Interventional Hemostatic Bandage is applied topically as an adjunct to manual compression and is indicated for the local management and control of external bleeding from vascular access sites and percutantous catheters or tubes utilizing sheaths up to 12 Fr.
- QuikClot® Trauma Pad™ consists of a soft, white, double sterile, three-ply 12"x12" (30cm x 30cm) pad impregnated with kaolin. It is double-wrapped in a peelable foil package for aseptic technique. QuikClot Trauma Pad is indicated for temporary external use to control traumatic bleeding and is also x-ray detectable to ensure proper removal.
About Z-Medica
Z-Medica Corporation is a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents. The company manufactures and markets its QuikClot® family of products for hemostasis for use by healthcare professionals, first responders, law enforcement officers and the military. QuikClot products rapidly enhance the body's natural coagulation process, helping to achieve hemostasis faster. Z-Medica's QuikClot® Combat Gauze™ product was chosen by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) as the United States Military's sole source supplier for first-line hemostatic treatment, based on tests conducted by the Naval Medical Research Center and the U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research. It continues to be the exclusive product used by all USA military forces for first line treatment of bleeding hemorrhage. QuikClot® products are also widely used by first responders, in hospital emergency rooms, interventional cardiology and radiology laboratories and other healthcare environments where bleeding requires fast and effective control. Z-Medica, named one of the Top 100 Technology "Companies to Watch" in 2008 by the Connecticut Technology Council, is a privately-held company based in Wallingford, CT. More information about Z-Medica Corporation is available at www.z-medica.com.
About Fenno Medical
Fenno Medical Oy was founded in year 1991 by our Managing Director Mr Jan Holmberg and Sales and Marketing Director Mr Markku Heiskanen. Both of their backgrounds are in the medical field since more than 30 years.
The company, which today employs about 40 persons, has in 18 years as a dealer in the medical and laboratory business grown to a yearly turnover of about 20 million EUR. Today we are pleased to say that we are one of the leading private owned companies in this field. In our business philosophy we strongly concentrate on building up an added value for our customers and partners/suppliers. This is mainly done by focusing on a high degree of motivation among our whole staff. The commitment of our people to goals and targets is the most important thing in success.
Today we have divided the company into 2 separate divisions eg. Medical and Fennolab business units. Both of them are run separately and are concentrating on building up a strong position in their respective fields.
Contacts:
For Z-Medica Corporation:
James McCusker, 203-682-8245
James.McCusker@icrinc.com