DeRoyal announces the signature of an exclusive worldwide supply
agreement with MENODYS of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada for the
international commercialization of MENODYS’s LT10G reusable Magnetic
Surgical Mat in over 70 countries. The LT10G, MENODYS’s first developed
medical technology, is a patent pending magnetic surgical mat offering
added protection for patients wearing an electronic implant and having a
surgical procedure. The LT10G Surgical Magnetic Mat is shielded such
that it produces no magnetic interference at its undersurface. The name
“LT10G” stands for “Less Than 10 Gauss”. Surgical magnetic mats are
commonly used in operating rooms to minimize hand transfer of surgical
instruments to help reduce the risks of sharps-related injuries.
David
Watermeier, Director of International Marketing for DeRoyal stated,
“DeRoyal has marketed and sold disposable magnetic instrument pads for
over 25 years. In light of the publication of several studies and the
US FDA reporting of adverse events related to electromagnetic
interference this provides the market with a product that is safer to
use on patient populations with pacemakers and other electronic
implants. Furthermore, a reusable mat will prove to be more economical
in many markets outside the US where disposable products are not
customary.”