MedicTag, LLC Announces Expansion and Acquisition of Distributors for its New Medical Alert Product
MedicTags increased sales spurs expansion and optimistic outlook for this new company challenging the established medical alert industry.
(PRWEB) February 15, 2005 -- MedicTag, LLC a newly formed company in Deposit,
NY is producing and distributing a patent pending USB (Universal Serial Bus)
device that stores personal emergency information. The innovative device has the
capacity to store and display critical information used by emergency personnel
and can be carried on a key ring.
MedicTag was created by Edward Ricci,
a disabled Vietnam veteran, to provide his elderly mother with a way to carry
all her emergency information, medical conditions, medications and emergency
contacts with her at all times. It proved so popular with everyone who saw it
that he partnered with Mark Tucker, a prominent local business owner to form a
company, patent and distribute the device.
The company originally
unveiled the product last October at the National EMS Expo in Atlanta, Georgia
to an overwhelmingly positive response from EMS professionals and will be on
display again this March at the EMS Today conference in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
The company began selling the device, simply called
MedicTag, last fall and has been pleased to experience steadily increasing sales
from the very beginning. The product uses a USB flash drive to store emergency
information such as identification, existing medical conditions, medications,
doctors, surgeries and emergency contacts. MedicTag uses a simple software menu
that makes it very user friendly and the device will work with any USB-capable
computer.
Medical bracelets, ID tags and jewelry are routinely looked
for by EMS personnel and first responders to determine a patient's special
medical needs. MedicTag is hoping that its USB device will establish a leading
presence within the industry because unlike the bracelets that offer just an
alert of a medical condition, the new product will provide detailed emergency
medical information a patient. Information that is essential to rapid diagnosis
and proper treatment of a patient in a life threatening situation.
The
company said the device will be of particular value to first responders because
they will be able to insert the USB drive into any computer, many EMS units now
have laptop computers in their vehicles, and immediately gain access to a
person's emergency information even if the patient is unconscious. Changes to
the information stored on the device can be made quickly and easily, whenever
necessary, allowing the information to always be kept up to date.
Since
many of those that have the greatest need for this device are on limit or fixed
incomes, the company has made every effort to keep the price to a minimum. At
$39.95, available locally and through on-line stores, they provide safety and
security at an affordable price.
MedicTag has recently acquired new
distributors in the US and is negotiating with distributors in Canada and the
UK. The company has plans to translate the software for distribution in
predominantly Spanish speaking counties and hopes that continued increases in
sales will allow it to expand, providing what may be a life saving service to
people worldwide. The company said expansion would increase its work force
requirements, providing sorely needed jobs in the upstate New York area.
MedicTag, LLC is a privately held company located in Deposit , New
York.
http://www.medictag.com/
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