DELRAY BEACH, Fla., May 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VeriTeQ Corporation ("VeriTeQ" or the "Company") (OTC Markets:VTEQ), a provider of implantable medical device identification and radiation dose measurement technologies, announced today that it has received a new purchase order from Establishment Labs S.A. ("EL") in excess of $100,000 for VeriTeQ's Q Inside Safety Technology™.
Q Inside Safety Technology, which acts as an electronic serial number within implanted medical devices, is currently being used within EL's Motiva Implant Matrix® breast implants. Q Inside Safety Technology enables physicians and patients to access a secure, online database to retrieve implant-specific data, such as serial number, manufacturer name, date of manufacture, lot number, volume, size, and other data from the device manufacturer. Q Inside Safety Technology may also provide an extra level of protection to the patient in the event of a device recall or other safety event.
"We believe this latest purchase order from Establishment Labs demonstrates the current demand and expected continued growth for our customer's best-in-class Motiva Implant Matrix® breast implants with Q Inside Safety Technology around the globe," stated Scott R. Silverman, Chairman and CEO of VeriTeQ.
EL markets its CE marked breast implants throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, Latin America and Asia.
About VeriTeQ
VeriTeQ develops innovative, proprietary RFID technologies for implantable medical device identification, and dosimeter technologies for use in radiation therapy treatment. VeriTeQ offers the world's first FDA cleared RFID microchip technology that can be used to identify implantable medical devices, in vivo, on demand, at the point of care. VeriTeQ's dosimeters provide patient safety mechanisms while measuring and recording the dose of radiation delivered to a patient in real time. For more information on VeriTeQ, please visit www.veriteqcorp.com.
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