MINNEAPOLIS, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — BioDrain Medical,
Inc. (OTCBB: BIOR, OTCQB: BIOR), producer of the FDA cleared
Streamway® System for automated surgical fluid disposal, today
announced that it has placed two additional units and that new
evaluations are underway at surgical facilities in Minnesota.
The Streamway System has received positive reviews and
feedback from surgical personnel at both sites.
Healthcare personnel trained in the use of the Streamway System
were especially pleased with its ease of use, the efficiency of the
automated disposal of surgical fluids, and the minimal risk of
exposure to hazardous waste.
Kevin Davidson, CEO of BioDrain, declared, “These evaluations
were conducted at two hospitals as part of our normal sales process
and contribute to BioDrain’s development of its market position. We
are very pleased that surgical personnel in these facilities are
finding the Streamway System to be a highly efficient and
cost-effective means to automatically dispose of surgical waste
fluid. This breakthrough system has now been used in over 300 live
operations as part of our product launch phase. We are delighted
with the enthusiastic response and look forward to further
opportunities at these sites as well as other surgical
facilities.”
About BioDrain Medical, Inc.
BioDrain Medical, Inc. has a fully automated, patented, FDA
cleared, surgical fluid disposal system that virtually eliminates
operating room workers’ exposure to blood, irrigation fluid and the
related germs, viruses and diseases that are potentially found in
the surgical environment. Today’s manual surgical fluid handling
methods of hand-carrying filled surgical fluid canisters and
emptying these canisters is an exposure risk and an antiquated
approach to the handling of surgical fluid waste. BioDrain’s
Streamway system fully automates the collection, measurement and
disposal of surgical fluids resulting in: 1) reducing overhead
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