Puritan Medical Products Introduces New Patent Pending Flocked Swab Technology

GUILFORD, Maine, January 13, 2011 - Puritan Medical Products Company, the leading manufacturer of specialty
tip medical/diagnostic swabs and applicators in North America, has announced
the introduction of a new line of high performance flocked products. The new
HydraFlock (TM) and UltraFlock(TM) swabs both offer superior absorption
capabilities coupled with extremely rapid release performance.

Both products are patent pending in Europe, where the applications for
both have been published - refer to application #: EP 2 263 548 A2 & EP 2 263
549 A2. Patent applications have also been filed in China, Japan, Canada,
Australia, and the United States.

The development of these products is a direct result of Puritan's ongoing
effort to meet the evolving needs of the diagnostic market, which has led to
a rapid expansion of the company over the last two years.

"We've had to evolve and be diverse," says Timothy Templet, Executive
Vice President of Sales. "Human diagnostic testing is a fast changing market,
and we're making the commitment to stay at the forefront of this market."

Puritan's unique proprietary process affords a combination of
sophisticated fiber creation and innovative applications, yielding a specimen
collection device with extremely high performance metrics. This is achieved
without the addition of fiber treatments, resulting in a sample collection
device that's totally free of interfering substances which can negatively
affect the integrity of the swab.

About Puritan Medical Products Company

North America's largest manufacturer of specialty-tip applicators and
swabs, Puritan Medical Products Co. LLC produces a wide array of polyester,
foam, microfiber, flocked, rayon, cotton & knitted polyester applicators for
diagnostic, medical and critical environments use, Puritan was founded in
1919 and is headquartered in Guilford, Maine. For more information on
Puritan's Flocked swabs and other diagnostic products, contact Timothy
Templet at +1-800-321-2313 or +1-207-876-3311 or visit
www.puritanmedproducts.com

Timothy Templet, +1-800-321-2313 or +1-207-876-3311