HealthTrust Purchasing Group Selects Arrow Regional Anesthesia Product Lines for New Three-Year Contract

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--Teleflex Medical, a global provider of disposable medical devices for
critical care and surgical applications, announces that Arrow International, Inc. has been awarded a new three-year contract with HealthTrust Purchasing Group ("HealthTrust"), a leading group purchasing organization for healthcare providers in the United States. Under the terms of the contract, HealthTrust will provide access to the Arrow Regional Anesthesia product line of epidural, spinal and peripheral nerve block products to members of its group purchasing organization.

The agreement features a range of products used by clinicians at the patient bedside. In addition to the well known Arrow Epidural Trays, the product offerings include the recently-introduced Arrow SureBlock Spinal AnesthesiaTrays and the market-leading StimuCath® Peripheral Nerve Block Trays and StimuQuik® Peripheral Nerve Block Needles.

"We are pleased to be selected by HealthTrust Purchasing Group to provide the broad spectrum of Regional Anesthesia products in our portfolio," said ErnestWaaser, president, Teleflex Medical. "This is a vital relationship that will benefit both organizations. We look forward to the new opportunities that thisagreement will offer."

About Teleflex Medical

Headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Teleflex Medical, adivision of Teleflex Incorporated, is a global leader in disposable medical products for critical care and surgical applications. Arrow International, Inc.is one of the companies in the Teleflex Medical division. Teleflex Medical also produces surgical instruments and devices, cardiac devices and other specialty
products for device manufacturers. The Teleflex Medical family of brands includes the trusted names of Arrow®, Beere® Deknatel®, Gibeck®, HudsonRCI®, KMedic®, Pilling®, Pleur-Evac®, Rüsch®, Sheridan®, SMD, SSI, Taut®, TFX OEM® and
Weck®.