(Fort Worth, TX) — H. Paul Dorman, Chairman and CEO of HEALTHPOINT Ltd., a Texas-based market leader in surgical, tissue management, and dermatology products, has announced that the company’s Surgical Division will launch the first full line of brush-free surgical scrubbing products with the introduction of TRISEPTIN Waterless® Surgical Scrub March 25 during the 50th annual congress of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) meeting in Chicago.

        The brush-free scrub line includes Healthpoint’s popular preoperative asepsis product, TRISEPTIN® Water-Aided, the first brush-free alcohol surgical scrub on the U.S. market, and TRISEPTIN Waterless, an alcohol-based scrub that can be used without water and scrub brush. The new full line provides the surgical staff with one standardized technology to fulfill all their “scrubbing” needs.

        “ Two years ago at the AORN congress, HEALTHPOINT launched the patented Trizenol™ technology that is the basis of TRISEPTIN Water-Aided,” said Shawn Gentry, marketing director for HEALTHPOINT’s Surgical Division. “Now we’re introducing the very latest in brush-free scrubbing: the first full line of products that utilize the same compatible technology.”

        Most hospital professionals have three options for surgical scrubbing: traditional scrub brush; water-aided, brush-free scrub; or waterless, brush-free scrub. The introduction of the TRISEPTIN line provides hospital surgical staff members with all these options, all utilizing the same technology.

        In recent FDA Tentative Final Monograph (TFM) in vivo testing performed, TRISEPTIN Waterless, like TRISEPTIN Water-Aided, exceeded the testing criteria set forth for surgical scrub classification at all the FDA testing time points.

        TRISEPTIN Waterless requires only two applications, rather than the three required by some other brush-free products.

        TRISEPTIN Waterless, like its predecessor TRISEPTIN Water-Aided, is based on the Trizenol technology. Trizenol technology has three key elements — a fast acting, alcohol active; a long-lasting preservative; and a surfactant that assists in the removal of dirt and organic debris — all combined in an emollient-rich formula to help maintain skin integrity.

        “ According to published reports, traditional scrub brushes can cause skin shedding, which can increase bacterial contamination,” said Mr. Gentry. “Our goal is to provide hospital staff with the brush-free technology to increase the standard of care in the area of skin antisepsis by offering superior brush-free products. The entire line provides the surgical staff with more options to transition to brush free, as well as to provide persistence.

        “ TRISEPTIN Water-Aided is one of the most effective surgical scrubs currently on the market,” Mr. Gentry continued. “Now, with the introduction of TRISEPTIN Waterless, a full line of brush-free scrubbing products is available to the surgical community that is effective, easy to use and economical.”

        HEALTHPOINT’s new brush-free line should greatly improve cost-effectiveness compared to the traditional methods by minimizing the number of brush products hospitals must stock, the company said.

        Since its inception in 1992, HEALTHPOINT has established a U.S. presence in the research, development, and marketing of branded pharmaceuticals, over the counter drugs, and medical devices for tissue management, dermatology, and surgical applications. An aggressive research and development effort has brought HEALTHPOINT's unique technologies to the market, setting the pace for its highly trained field sales organization of direct sales representatives. HEALTHPOINT, with over 250 employees, is a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. affiliate company.

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