Hypothermia Therapy company MTRE partners with Adroit Medical Systems to offer cooling therapy medical system to the US healthcare market

LOUDON, TN, USA, July 20, 2005 — MTRE Advanced Technologies (www.mtre.com), hypothermia therapy and temperature management medical device provider, and Adroit Medical Systems (www.adroitmedical.com), a premier manufacturer of patient warming systems, today announced a partnership to offer non-invasive cooling therapy medical system, to the US healthcare market. The partnership between Adroit Medical Systems, and MTRE resulted in a successful contract award with Premier Inc. (www.premierinc.com), one of the United States’ largest purchasing organizations for hospitals and medical facilities.

Adroit Medical and MTRE worked together to close the multi-million dollar deal for external heating and cooling medical systems that regulate patient temperature during surgery, and that can also be used to induce hypothermia in patients to improve neurological recovery.

Neuro-protection by hypothermia has taken a giant step into the future. Today, cooling therapy is used for various applications following the process of ischemia. Clinical studies show that cooling improves neurological outcome and reduce mortality.

MTRE has 17 clinical publications showing that its technology is one of most effective thermal regulation systems available in the world today. Adroit Medical pioneered patient heating/cooling systems in the US, and combined its market experience and expertise with the advanced systems of MTRE to create one of the most comprehensive product lines and information databases available.

“Truly a lot of blood, sweat, and tears has gone into the relationship between our companies,” said Scott Gammons, Vice President, Adroit Medical Systems. “The trust and cooperation we have developed over a three year period is deep and secure. I know, without a doubt, that MTRE’s technology gave us the leg up over our competition for this contract. It’s been a long time coming, but a year from now, both Adroit and MTRE will be recognized as world leaders in thermal regulation and body temperature therapy products. We views this contract with Premier as just the first in a series of our major achievements to come.”

“Adroit’s knowledge and experience in the U.S. medical device market is opening doors for MTRE’s technology,” said Amir Shiner, MTRE CEO. “Together, we are developing the next generation of devices to meet the ever-increasing needs for product performance and patient safety. We are already benefiting from the synergy between our two companies and look forward to a prosperous future ahead.”

Adroit Medical Systems and MTRE develop, manufacture, and market conductive (water-based) and convective (air-based) thermal regulation systems. These systems serve all patient care settings from hospital to homecare. Popular applications include heating and cooling the human body for: surgical procedures, intensive care, sports, and localized pain relief. Portable cooling systems help reduce pain and swelling after orthopedic surgery, and provide personal cooling for a variety of occupations.

About MTRE Advanced Technologies

MTRE Advanced Technologies (www.mtre.com), located in Or-Akiva, Israel, is a venture-backed medical technology company that develops, manufactures and markets Innovative non-invasive solutions for human body temperature control.

MTRE’s surface cooling solutions enable healthcare providers to exercise precise and timely control of body temperature, thereby paving the way for significant medical and economical benefits. The product lines target a wide range of medical applications and disciplines, including cardio-vascular, organ transplant, pediatric, neurosurgery, and trauma, as well as the evolving application of neuroprotective temperature therapy for stroke, cardiac arrest and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) victims. To learn more, visit the MTRE website at www.mtre.com.

About Adroit Medical Systems
Adroit Medical Systems (www.adroitmedical.com) is a manufacturer, developer, and marketer of conductive and convective thermal regulation systems. Adroit Medical serves all patient care settings from hospital to home health care.

The company, based in Loudon, Tennessee, offers multiple ways of heating and cooling the human body for surgical procedures, sports, and localized pain relief. Adroit Medical is also a contract manufacturer of a number of other medical devices, including sterile draping and surgical instrument covers. To learn more, visit the Adroit Medical Systems website at www.adroitmedical.com.

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