SurgiCount Safety-Sponge System reduces retained surgical sponges

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.  

"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 my knowledge this is the first and only completely unsponsored clinical research on any technology solution to prevent retained surgical sponges.  We will continue to follow the lead of the Mayo Clinic and other institutions to work to eliminate retained surgical sponges, a common yet entirely preventable surgical error," stated Brian E. Stewart, President and CEO of Patient Safety Technologies, Inc.