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SAM Medical Products Online Press Kit


(November 2011) SAM Medical Products wins 2011 Manufacturer of the Year Award

SAM Medical Products has been awarded the 2011 Manufacturer of the Year for small businesses by the Portland Business Journal.
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Press Release - SAM Medical Products Award_440.pdf

(August 2011) SAM Medical Products Named to Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America

For the fifth year in a row, SAM Medical Products, a Portland, OR medical products manufacturer, made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America.
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press_release_SAM_Inc5000_2011_429.pdf

(July 12, 2011) Green sea turtle returns to ocean after tumor removal (using CELOX)


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vetpracticenews_celox_07122011_424.pdf

(June 28, 2011) Beaverton on the hunt for bioscience


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portbizjournal_SAM_06282011_417.pdf

(May 31, 2011) The magic powder made from crab shells that'll keep you from bleeding to death


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gizmodo_celox_05312011_399.pdf

(June 1, 2011) Flakes of crab and shrimp shells provide a new and effective way of clotting arterial bleeds


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extremetech_celox_06012011_400.pdf

(May 2011) Tree Chainsaw Horror Man in Fight for Life

CELOX used to help save tree surgeon's life after dropping chainsaw on neck and arm.
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EveningTelegraph_CELOX_05252011_360.pdf

(May 2011) Oregon Bioscience Association 2010 Annual Report

The Oregon Bioscience Association (OBA) 2010 Annual Report highlighted SAM Medical Products as a success story for 2010.
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oregonbioscienceassociation_2010AR_sammedical_348.pdf

(February 2011) OMEP Client Success: SAM Medical Products

Case Study The Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) featured SAM Medical Products as a client success in helping SAM retain local jobs in Oregon.
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OMEP-SAM-022011_175.pdf

(December 16, 2010) SAM Chest Seal Addresses the 2nd Leading Cause of Preventable Deaths on the Battlefield

Press Release
SAM Medical Products® announced the launch of its SAM® Chest Seal at the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) 2010 Conference in Tampa, Fla.
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Press Release-SAM Chest Seal_169.pdf

(October 22, 2010) Manufactured Home

Portland Business Journal
SAM Medical relocated its manufacturing operations from Newport to Wilsonville.
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Port Biz Journal-Wilsonville Move-10222010-lowres_80.pdf

(November 2010) SAM Medical grows business with a smarter splint and a better bursa.

Oregon Business Magazine
Sam Scheinberg was a medic in the Vietnam War when he learned an unforgettable lesson about the shortcomings of battlefield splints.
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Oregon Business-SAM-Nov 2010_76.pdf

(October 13, 2010) Away From Home

Wilsonville Spokesman
SAM Medical Products has revolutionized the emergency treatment of broken limbs.
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Wilsonville Spokesman-SAM-10132010-lowres.pdf

(September 21, 2010) Growth Drives SAM Medical Products to Wilsonville, Ore

Press Release
SAM Medical Products relocates corporate offices, manufacturing plant, and R&D labs to Wilsonville, Ore, as a result of continued company growth.
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Press Release - SAM Medical Products - Wilsonville Move.pdf

(September 2010) San Francisco Chronicle: Chile's trapped miners to receive survival kit which includes SAM Splint

San Francisco Chronicle
Article on SFGate.com, part of the San Francisco Chronicle. "The survival kit includes aluminum bandages used to support fractured bones devised by SAM Medical Products..."
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SFGate-SAM Splint-09092010.pdf

(August 2010) SAM Medical Products Named to Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America

Press Release
For the fourth year in a row, SAM Medical Products, a Portland, OR medical products manufacturer, made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America.
Attachment:
Press Release - SAM Medical Products - Inc 5000 for 2010.pdf

(January 2010) Top EMS Innovation Awards for 2009

EMS Magazine
SAM Pelvic Sling II selected as a Top 20 Product Pick for 2009 from EMS Expo.
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EMS Mag-Jan 2010-Top EMS Innovation Award 2009.pdf

(November 2009) SAM Medical Products receives a 2009 Best of What's New Award from Popular Science for its CELOX Trauma Gauze

Popular Science
SAM Medical Products today announced that they have received a 2009 Best of What's New Award from Popular Science in the Health category for their new CELOX Trauma Gauze product.
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Press Release-CELOX in Popular Science.pdf

(November 13, 2009) Sierra Club Trails: Anatomy of a blister

Sierra Club Trails
Web article about the technology behind Blist-O-Ban.
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Sierra_Club_Trails-blistoban.pdf

(September 2009) (Dutch Magazine) Vakblad V&VN Ambulance Zorg


Prehospitale behandeling van levensbedreigende Bekkenringfracturenl
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Vakblad_VVN_Ambulance_Zorg.pdf

(September 2009) Comparison of 10 hemostatic dressings in a groin puncture model in swine

Study
Hemostatic dressings offer promise in the military and civilian surgical environment for hemorrhage control in difficult situations.
Attachment:
Comparison_of_10_hemostatic_dressings.pdf

(August 18, 2009) SAM Medical Products Named to Inc. 5000 List of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America

Press Release
For the third year in a row, SAM Medical Products, a Portland, Oregon medical products manufacturer, made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America.
Attachment:
Press_Release_-_SAM_Medical_Products_-_Inc_5000.pdf

(August 10, 2009) CELOX Trauma Gauze Stops Blood Loss and Protects Burns with Two-in-One Product

Press Release
SAM Medical Products today announced the launch of CELOX Trauma Gauze™ at the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Technology Applications for Combat Casualty Care (ATACCC) meeting in Tampa, Fla. CELOX Trauma Gauze is a new dual-purpose hemostatic gauze used to control traumatic bleeding and cool and protect first- and second-degree burns.
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Press_Release-CELOX_Trauma_Gauze_FINAL.pdf

(June 2009) AMBULANCE: about Celox, the lifesaving haemostat

Ambulance
Celox is a lifesaving haemostat with the tested and proven ability to effectively stop bleeding within minutes.
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Emergency_Global-June_2009-CELOX.pdf

(June 12, 2009) Recurrence of Chronic Ulcers

Study
At 2 weeks post epithelialization, the skin has less than 4% of the strength of healthy skin. Read more about the high recurrence of chronic ulcers.
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Recurrence_of_Chronic_Ulcers.pdf

(June 12, 2009) JEMS Magazine - JEMS Hot Products 2009

JEMS Magazine
CELOX-D from SAM Medical Products
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JEMShotproducts2009-CELOX-D.pdf

(June 1, 2009) Comparison of a SAM Splint-Molded Cervical Collar with a Philadelphia Cervical Collar

Study
Medical emergencies in the wilderness setting include a vast array of both injury and illness. Because of the catastrophic outcome possible with a cervical spine injury, it is generally accepted that the cervical spine should be immobilized for extrication of trauma patients in both the urban and the wilderness setting.
Attachment:
SAMsplint_c-collarWEM2009.pdf

(May 21, 2009) SAM Medical Products® and Water-Jel® Announce Strategic European Alliance

Press Release
The alliance has been established to share in numerous advantages that better serve both companies' European business. Key cooperative areas will be sales, marketing, and training support for European efforts.
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SAM Medical and Water-Jel Alliance-Press Release 05212009_81.pdf

(May 2009) Emergency First Aid Kits for Arborists and Loggers

eWorld of Trees
Even if the situation isn't particularly life threatening, proper aid can go a long way toward alleviating pain and minimizing damage.
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eWorld_of_Trees_052009.pdf

(May 2009) To your health

Oregon Business Magazine
Though SAM Medical Products' granular hemostatic agent, CELOX, is geared for gaping wounds in life-threatening blood loss, Steve Melia has found it handy for something a little more everyday.
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OregonBusinessMay2009.pdf

(April 14, 2009) Battlefield treatment helps rescuers save climber after fall

Grough
Mountain rescuers used an innovative medical treatment to help save the life of a climber at the weekend.
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CELOX_Grough_articleLowRes.pdf

(March 26, 2009) Cherrie Scheinberg Honored Recipient of Orchid Award

Press Release
Cherrie Scheinberg, President of SAM Medical Products, is honored as a recipient of the 2009 Orchid Award for Portland's top women in business.
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CELOX_Grough_articleLowRes.pdf

(January 28, 2009) A New Hemostatic Agent: Initial Life-Saving Experience With Celox (Chitosan) in Cardiothoracic Surgery,

Study
Celox is a proprietary preparation of chitosan, indicated for moderate to severe hemorrhage and currently used for hemostasis in the emergency and military settings. We describe its lifesaving use in two patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery in which conventional techniques had failed.
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A_New_Hemostatic_Agent.pdf

(January 27, 2009) The Arizona Republic - Simple to elaborate: Cards won't give up their pregame rituals

Arizona Republic
"Without his elaborate rituals, Cards safety Matt Ware said the game wouldn't go well. His routine always must proceed like this: Cut off six pieces of surgical tape, four long and two short. Get two H-shaped bandages, plus four Blist-O-Ban blister bandages for his toes and feet."
Attachment:
BlistOBan in AZ Republic 01272009.pdf



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