YUCAIPA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ingen Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets:IGNT), a leading manufacturer of respiratory medical devices, recently announced that it has received several bulk purchases from various hospitals around the country. Columbia Memorial Hospital submitted a bulk purchase order for the new Oxyview Pulse Oximeter, and this is a strong indication of increased sales for 2010.
On January 14, 2010, the company received a purchase order from the Oregon based Columbia Memorial Hospital for the new Oxyview Pulse Oximeter. The Company has signed a contract with MediGroup to develop various GPO proposals and will move forward this quarter to align strategic national GPO contracts with the hospital industry.
“We look forward to working with Andy Klearman, President of MediGroup. This group was brought to the table by Charles Vorwaller, one of our Board of Directors. We expect to sell all of our products to hospitals, and MediGroup has the expertise to develop this distribution channel for the company,” stated Scott R. Sand, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
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About Ingen:
Ingen is an established medical device manufacturer with an emerging new medical product line for the respiratory market worth an estimated $4 Billion in the U.S., and $8 billion globally. The company introduced Oxyview into the respiratory market in late 2007 after securing U.S. and Foreign Patents and a successful registration with the Food & Drug Administration. The company has domestic and global distribution with manufacture representative organizations, and OEM partners. In 2009 the Oxyview Nasal Cannula was introduced as the world's first oxygen cannula with an in-line pneumatic oxygen flow meter. In 2010 the company introduced the Oxyview Pulse Oximeter. The Oxyview product line is available to the home care markets, commercial medical markets, aviation, automotive, and government sources. The company is licensed with the Department of Health and Human Services, and manufactures its products in the State of California. With approximately 32 million U.S. patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and 600 million patients worldwide, Ingen Technologies is now the largest manufacturer of in-line gravity-independent oxygen flow meters.
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