08/11/2005
Belfast firms pain relief device making an impact on global markets
A leading Belfast medical technology company has unveiled ambitious growth plans ahead of a projected £2 million rise in sales over the next three years.
Haemoband Surgical has projected major global success for its Haemoband Multi-Ligator device, which offers a more effective way of relieving the often-acute pain caused by the common medical condition haemorrhoids, and as a result, the firm plans to create seven new jobs.
Managing Director Colin Foster said: "Haemoband Surgical was established to design and develop highly innovative solutions to common problems such as haemorroids, the world’s most common outpatient procedure. It’s a painful condition that affects almost five per cent of the population in the West. In the US, for example, thirteen million people are treated annually.
“Haemoband, our first device, is single use, fully disposable, can be operated by one person and has been shown to reduce the time taken for the treatment of the condition from twenty minutes at present to less than three, thereby reducing levels of discomfort and pain felt by the patient.”
The new brand is to be officially launched at Medica, the world’s biggest international medical exhibition in Dusseldorf from 16-19 November.
A recent winner in the Irish Institute of Design Awards, the product is currently being used by medical staff in a number of hospitals in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
(MB/SP)
Haemoband Surgical has projected major global success for its Haemoband Multi-Ligator device, which offers a more effective way of relieving the often-acute pain caused by the common medical condition haemorrhoids, and as a result, the firm plans to create seven new jobs.
Managing Director Colin Foster said: "Haemoband Surgical was established to design and develop highly innovative solutions to common problems such as haemorroids, the world’s most common outpatient procedure. It’s a painful condition that affects almost five per cent of the population in the West. In the US, for example, thirteen million people are treated annually.
“Haemoband, our first device, is single use, fully disposable, can be operated by one person and has been shown to reduce the time taken for the treatment of the condition from twenty minutes at present to less than three, thereby reducing levels of discomfort and pain felt by the patient.”
The new brand is to be officially launched at Medica, the world’s biggest international medical exhibition in Dusseldorf from 16-19 November.
A recent winner in the Irish Institute of Design Awards, the product is currently being used by medical staff in a number of hospitals in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
(MB/SP)
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