(Fort Worth, TX, USA) — Healthpoint, Ltd., a Texasbased market leader in tissue management, dermatology, and surgical products, has signed an agreement with MS Jacovides Hellas S.A., in Athens, Greece. to market OASIS® Wound Matrix and OASIS® Burn Matrix.
The agreement grants MS Jacovides exclusive distribution rights for OASIS products in Greece, Cyprus and certain nearby markets “MS Jacovides is pleased to be Healthpoint’s distribution partner,” said Aris Jacovides, President and Managing Director of MS Jacovides. “We believe there is significant market potential for this innovative wound matrix and look forward to developing OASIS for our healthcare market.”
“M.S. Jacovides offers proven market performance, an established company infrastructure to support sales growth, ongoing training and educational programs, and highly effective marketing strategies for new and innovative product concepts –making MS Jacovides a good distributor for Oasis products in Greece, Cyprus and certain nearby markets,” said Jay Nisbet, Senior Director of International Business Development for Healthpoint. “This agreement establishes a firm foundation for Healthpoint to build its product line in this territory.”
Established in 1982 and based in Athens, Greece, M.S. Jacovides Hellas is a premier marketer of innovative medical devices in niche and high growth segments of medical technology. The company’s success in introducing and supporting the use of innovative, costeffective and value-adding medical technology products is evidenced by the leading market share it enjoys in all core products it markets.
OASIS is used in the management of partial and full-thickness skin loss injuries, such as pressure, venous, and chronic vascular ulcers, diabetic ulcers, surgical and trauma wounds, second degree burns, abrasions, and autograft donor sites.
OASIS Burn Matrix, a product that provides a supportive environment to allow healing of second degree and superficial burns was designed specifically for burn patients. The increased thickness of the OASIS Burn Matrix allows application for an extended time. As the frequency of application decreases, less pain may result since repeated dressing changes are often painful for burn patients.
“Since it is an intact, organic, biologically derived matrix, OASIS is readily accepted by the body’s immunologic system without the rejection sometimes experienced with other collagen based dressings,” explained Benjamin Vicuna, International Director at Healthpoint.
Based on COOK Biotech Incorporated’s breakthrough Small Intestinal Submucosa, or SIS Technology, OASIS is a natural, extracellular matrix, a biomaterial used to manage a variety of wounds by providing an environment that allows a patient’s body to rebuild and repair damaged tissue.
Indiana-based COOK Biotech, a leading manufacturer of tissue-engineered biomaterials, will continue to manufacture OASIS. COOK Biotech Incorporated, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, was established in 1995 to research, develop and manufacture products based on extracellular matrix (ECM) technology. COOK Biotech is actively developing ECM and scaffold-based biomaterials for numerous medical purposes. Medical products utilizing COOK’s patented ECM Technology are currently marketed worldwide for use in wound management and surgical repair of soft tissue. Together with a network of medical practitioners, COOK Biotech is identifying the medical needs most compatible with ECM technology and developing products to meet these needs.
Since its inception in 1992, Healthpoint, Ltd., has established a strong domestic U.S. presence in the research, development, and marketing of branded pharmaceuticals, over the counter drugs, and medical devices for tissue management, dermatology, and surgical products. An aggressive research and development effort has taken unique technologies to the market, setting the pace for a highly trained field sales organization that is expanding across North America and beyond. Healthpoint, Ltd., is a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. affiliate company based in Fort Worth, Texas.
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