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Inviro Medical Devices Continues to Attract Distinguished Healthcare Leaders; John Hatcher Joins Infection Control Company’s Board
ATLANTA – July 10, 2007 – John Hatcher, a former president of major divisions at both Baxter Healthcare and Allegiance Healthcare, has been named to the board of directors of Inviro Medical Devices (www.inviromedical.com), a leading manufacturer of infection control products, including the recently launched InviroSNAP!® with InviroSTRIPE® Safety Syringe. During his distinguished career, Hatcher focused on healthcare sales and marketing, corporate account management, business development, operations and general management.
As a board member, Hatcher will share insights garnered during his three decades in healthcare leadership positions. "This is an exciting time to join Inviro Medical Devices and support the company's expanded product line, which now helps address both employee and patient safety," says Hatcher.
During his retirement, Hatcher continues to support the University of North Carolina, Wilmington's Cameron Business School as a student mentor and career counselor. Previously, he was an active member of industry organizations including the Federation of Healthcare Systems, Health Insights and Healthcare Research and Development.
"The addition of John Hatcher to our board further strengthens the senior counsel available to our management team," says Gareth Clarke, chief executive officer of Inviro Medical Devices. "Hatcher’s appointment, together with the recent board additions of Alan Weinstein, Fred Brown, Todd Patrick and Tony Holler, enables Inviro to benefit from the wisdom and guidance of an exceptional group of healthcare industry leaders."
In addition to enhancing its board of directors, Inviro Medical Devices continues to make significant strides. Recent milestones include:
- June 19, 2007: Launched InviroSNAP!® with InviroSTRIPE® Safety Syringe, featuring an integral write-on stripe that allows critical information to be recorded directly onto the syringe barrel. The InviroSTRIPE feature is available on the company's full range of InviroSNAP! safety syringes and standard luer lock syringes.
- June 18, 2007: Announced results of the 2007 Study of Injectable Medication Errors. The independent research – based on an online survey of 1,039 nurses nationwide
- sponsored by the American Nurses Association and Inviro Medical Devices, reveals that the overwhelming majority (97 percent) of U.S. nurses worry about medication errors, and that 93 percent believe an integral write-on stripe on a syringe would reduce injectable errors.
- May 1, 2007: Entered into an agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, providing members of the Premier alliance access to Inviro’s extensive infection control product line.
- March 1, 2007: Entered into an agreement to provide MedAssets Supply Chain Systems' customers access to Inviro's portfolio of safety hypodermic needle and syringe products.
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About Inviro Medical Devices
Founded in 1988, Inviro Medical Devices engineers and markets safe medication delivery systems, including the patented InviroSNAP!® with InviroSTRIPE® Safety Syringe. After years of research to develop its patents and refine its product designs, the company is addressing the growing $1.6 billion safety syringe market and introducing its breakthrough infection control technology in North America. Headquartered in Atlanta, Inviro Medical Devices is becoming a leading industry champion in the quest to increase infection control awareness and to protect healthcare workers, patients and the environment with innovative medical devices. For more information, visit www.inviromedical.com.