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Monday March 25, 7:45 am Eastern Time
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SOURCE: Univec, Inc.
Univec Receives FDA 510-k- Clearance for Its New Bifurcated Safety Needle Specifically Designed for U.S. and International Smallpox Vaccine Programs
FARMINGDALE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002-- Farmingdale-based Univec, Inc., (OTCBB:UNVC - news) a leading manufacturer of patented auto-disable and safety syringes, distributor of physician samples and medical waste management technology, today announced FDA 510(k) clearance for its new Bifurcated Safety Needle.
Univec's Bifurcated Safety Needle was specifically designed to meet the U.S. Government requirements for safe administration of the smallpox vaccine.
Univec's patented Bifurcated Safety Needles are the only bifurcated needles available that employ a sliding sheath mechanism that complies with the U.S. Needle Stick Law and OSHA regulations to effectively reduce the risk of accidental needle sticks.
According to Joel Schoenfeld, Univec's Chairman, and inventor of the Bifurcated Safety Needle, ``Syringe and needle device manufactures have an obligation to the U.S. government and the people we serve, to offer safety devices that comply with the U.S. Needle Stick Law and OSHA requirements to protect patients and healthcare workers, and the New Univec Bifurcated Safety Needle does that.''
This new device continues to add to the growth of products and services that Univec has in its pipeline of new products for safer health products to patients and caregivers worldwide.
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