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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