TEMECULA, Calif., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ — SurgiCount Medical,
the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Patient Safety
Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:
PSTX), announced that results of independent, unsponsored
clinical research conducted by the Mayo Clinic on their multi-year
effort to reduce retained foreign objects will be presented and
discussed at two upcoming conferences.  The research and
related discussion will include the evaluation of the SurgiCount
Safety-Sponge® System and its impact on retained surgical
sponges at the Mayo Clinic.  

The upcoming conferences are as follows:

23rd Annual Managing Today’s OR Suite Conference, Orlando,
Florida

Friday, October 1st, 9:30am – 10:45am

What Does It Take to Prevent Retained Foreign
Objects

Robert R. Cima, MD, MA

Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery; Associate Professor of
Surgery, Mayo Clinic,

Rochester, Minnesota

Cheryl Weisbrod, RN, MSN

Nurse Administrator, Mayo Clinic

Sarah R. Pool, RN, MSN

Resource Nurse Manager, Mayo Clinic, Instructor in Nursing, College
of Medicine

James D. Clark, RN, MSN

Nursing Education Specialist, Surgical Services, Mayo Clinic

American College of Surgeons 96th Annual Clinical Congress,
Washington DC

Tuesday, October 5th, 2:30pm – 4:00pm

Quality and Outcomes Session I

Robert R. Cima, MD, MA of the Mayo Clinic will present the clinical
research study

“Evaluation and Implementation of a Bar Coded Sponge Counter
System:

Impact on Retained Sponges After One Year” as part of
a discussion panel “We are honored to have our Safety-Sponge®
solution validated by extensive, independent research conducted by
such a prestigious institution and group of individuals.  To
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