Teleflex announces two new agreements with HealthTrust

Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced two new agreements with HealthTrust Purchasing Group, L.P. (HealthTrust).

The agreement for anesthesia airway products began January 1, 2012 and extends through December 31, 2014. The laryngoscope agreement begins March 1, 2012 and expires February 28, 2015. HealthTrust is a group purchasing organization supporting nearly 1,400 not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as 10,600 ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices and alternate care sites.

Teleflex provides one of the most complete lines of anesthesia airway and laryngoscope products in the medical device industry. Teleflex's oral and nasal airways and laryngoscopes are well known for the breadth of products offered, and their outstanding quality is recognized by clinicians throughout the United States. For more than 100 years, Teleflex's comprehensive range of clinician-inspired Arrow^®, Rusch and Hudson RCI products have advanced the art of anesthesia by improving safety, effectiveness and patient satisfaction.

"Teleflex's anesthesia airway and laryngoscope products have long been known to deliver excellent quality and service to health care professionals," said Cary Vance, President, Anesthesia and Respiratory Division. "We look forward to continuing our long-term partnership with HealthTrust in these two important product categories and to serving our mutual customers."