Trice Medical, Inc. and Pacific Medical, Inc. announces multi-state distribution agreement
2/2/2017
King of Prussia, PA., and Tracy, CA.. – reported today on the completion of a distribution agreement with Pacific Medical, Inc., a distributor of durable medical equipment in the United States who specializes in orthopedic, rehabilitation, surgery and sports medicine.
Pacific Medical will be responsible for the promotion and distribution of the mi-eye 2™, an in-office arthroscopic diagnostic tool, in Northern California, Northern Nevada and the Pacific Northwest including Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Montana. The partnership with Pacific Medical puts the mi-eye 2 in the hands of 300 dedicated sales and service personnel. Pacific Medical has long been a pioneer of surgeon and physician training, including a 12-station state of the art wet bioskills lab, which includes a 300-seat auditorium that Trice Medical and PacMed will utilize to enhance surgeon education throughout the Pacific Northwest.
“Trice Medical is thrilled to have PacMed as our distribution partner for the mi-eye 2 in the Northwest. The PacMed team has a long history of educating Orthopedic Surgeons on new technology. They are focused on partnering with their customers to deliver value to physicians, payers and patients.” Said Mark Foster, Chief Commercialization Officer for Trice Medical. “The mi-eye 2 is designed to deliver INSTANT ANSWERS to those same stakeholders and we are looking forward to successfully expanding our reach into the Northwest.”
Paul Wiese, VP of Sales for Pacific Medical stated. “The mi-eye 2 will allow us to continue in our mission of providing innovative technologies and, advanced modalities that help our surgeon partnerships in their pursuit of increasing the surgeon-patient experience. Surgeons will be able to confirm their clinical diagnosis same day and eliminate the potential need for patients to take additional time away from work or leisure, to get the answers to their injuries. The mi-eye 2 technology allows the physician to immediately plan the care of their patient, can take the guesswork out of MRI’s, and patients will now be intimately involved with their surgeons in the care of their injuries. We are very excited about our partnership with Trice Medical and the impact this technology will have on improving the quality of healthcare services provided by our physicians.”
About Trice Medical, Inc.
Trice Medical was founded to fundamentally improve orthopedic diagnostics for the patient, physician, and payor by providing instant answers. Trice Medical has pioneered fully integrated camera-enabled technology, the mi-eye 2, that provides a clinical solution optimized for the physician’s office. Trice Medical’s mission is to provide more immediate and definitive patient care, eliminating the false reads associated with current indirect modalities and significantly reduce the overall cost to the healthcare system.
Trice Medical is a venture capital backed company; Safeguard Scientifics
(NYSE:SFE), BioStar Ventures and HealthQuest Capital are its major investors; smaller firms and angel investors have completed the rounds.
For more information, visit tricemedical.com or call 844.643.9300.
About Pacific Medical, Inc.
Pacific Medical, Inc. is a distributor of durable medical equipment, sports medicine medical devices, and orthotics; specializing in orthopaedic rehabilitation, arthroscopic surgery, and sports medicine. Our corporate headquarters are in Tracy, California. Pacific Medical operates in seven western states, with a sales force of more than 100 highly skilled representatives. Incorporated in 1992, the Company now represents several industry leading manufacturers in the states of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Alaska, and Idaho. This exponential growth has been very carefully planned and charted by an experienced management team. Our success in the volatile healthcare industry can be directly attributed to the strong relationships forged with our customer base of orthopaedic surgeons, hospital administrators, physical therapists, and trainers.
