PITTSBURGH, Nov 01, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — ClearCount Medical Solutions, a leader in patient safety solutions, announced today that it has received approval to affix the CE mark to its SmartSponge and SmartWand-DTX products. The SmartSponge product line is the first and only RFID-based surgical safety and efficiency technology bearing a CE mark. Continue reading →

MUNDELEIN, IL, Oct 25, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Medline Industries, Inc., the nation’s largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies, announced today the signing of a three-year national agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners — the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance — for surgical sponge detection systems, which includes ClearCount technology. The agreement, now in effect, ensures that Premier’s 2,500 hospital member facilities and 77,000 other healthcare sites have contractual access to the most comprehensive technology available for the prevention of retained surgical sponge incidents. Continue reading →

First hospital in Northeast Ohio to launch this cutting-edge technology to protect
against retained surgical sponges

Cleveland, OH. June 7, 2011 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, a leader in patient safety solutions, announced today that Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center is the first hospital in Northeast Ohio to implement the most comprehensive technology for the prevention of retained surgical sponge incidents.

The Cleveland VA Medical Center, among the five largest VA hospitals in the country, has implemented ClearCount’s SmartSponge System, a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) based platform that uniquely identifies each sponge in an operating room so that they can be easily counted and detected. Continue reading →

RFID-based SmartSponge System helps prevent retained foreign objects in surgical patients

Eindhoven, Netherlands and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 4, 2011– NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI), the RFID leader for multi-applications, announced that ClearCount Medical Solutions has selected NXP RFID solutions to enable its SmartSponge® System. The SmartSponge System can easily and accurately detect and account for surgical sponges placed in a patient’s body when undergoing surgery, so that no items are “left behind,” thus improving patient safety. Continue reading →

Medline and ClearCount Provide Education Grant to Enhance Patient Safety

Mundelein, Ill., March 16, 2011 – The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has recently released the AORN Retained Surgical Items Confidence-Based Learning Module (CBL) based on the association’s current Recommended Practices for Prevention of Retained Surgical Items (RSIs). The CBL training is designed to determine what each learner knows about preventing RSIs and their level of confidence in their knowledge. Continue reading →

Pittsburgh, PA. February 8, 2011 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, a leader in patient safety
solutions, announced today it has won the 2010 GOOD DESIGN™ award for its SmartWand-DTX™. The system employs proprietary RadioFrequency IDentification (RFID) technology to enable OR personnel to both count and detect surgical sponges, thereby increasing staff efficiency and reducing the risk of retained sponge incidents. Now in its 60th year, the GOOD DESIGN Award is the world’s oldest and most prestigious design competition. Continue reading →

–ClearCount System, Exclusively Distributed by Medline, Both Counts and Detects Surgical Sponges – PITTSBURGH, PA – November 9, 2010 – ClearCount Medical Solutions and Medline Industries, Inc. today announced the successful conversion of one of the top 100 hospitals in … Continue reading →

–SmartSponge System, Distributed by Medline, Provides Counting and Detection– MUNDELEIN, IL–(Marketwire – October 28, 2010) – ClearCount Medical Solutions and Medline Industries, Inc. today announced that Hunt Regional Medical Center has become the first Texas hospital to deploy the most … Continue reading →

Contact: ClearCount Medical Solutions Contact: Jennifer Bannan Zer0 to 5ive 412-580-3675 jen@0to5.com ClearCount Medical Solutions receives Pittsburgh Technology 50 Award for Life Sciences – CEO David Palmer finalist for CEO of the Year – PITTSBURGH, Pa., October 18, 2010 – … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, Pa., August 31, 2010 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today the close of its $5M Series B financing round. The company will use the funds to drive market penetration … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, PA – August 10, 2010 – ClearCount Medical Solutions and Medline Industries, Inc. today announced that its newest customer, the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare system will help prevent retained surgical sponge incidents with the use of the SmartSponge System®. The … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, PA – July 27, 2010 – ClearCount Medical Solutions and CNA HealthPro today announced that ClearCount has secured an insurance policy enabling expansion of both the dollar amount and types of expenses covered under ClearCount’s Never Event WarrantyTM program. … Continue reading →

Southwest Philadelphia, PA (June 30, 2010): Mercy Philadelphia Hospital is the first hospital in the Philadelphia region to utilize SmartWand-DTX – a sponge detection system which prevents retention of surgical sponges. Mercy Philadelphia has implemented DTX in its operating room … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 9, 2010 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today that it is accepting registrations for a chance to win an iPad, during its “Time Out to Share” campaign. … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, PA – March 09, 2010 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, today announced that it has appointed David Haffner as its Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Mr. Haffner will oversee … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, PA – February 1, 2010 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, today announced 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin commercialization of its lower cost … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, Pa., October 19, 2009 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today the close of its $3.4M A-2 financing round. The company plans to use the funds to drive sales and … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, Pa., September 15, 2009 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today that its SmartSponge® System was named a runner-up under the medical devices category in the Wall Street Journal 2009 … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 16, 2009 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today that it has introduced its industry-first Never Event WarrantyTM (N.E.W.) that will cover unreimbursed surgery costs associated with a … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, Pa., March 11, 2009 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today that its SmartSponge® System Operating Procedures have earned the first-ever Seal of Recognition awarded by the Association of periOperative … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, Pa., January 12, 2009 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today that its SmartSponge® System received a finalist award under the Medical and Scientific category of the 2008 International Design … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, Pa., December 15, 2008 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the O.R., announced today the appointment of James Sweeney to the position of Vice President of Marketing. In this capacity, Mr. Sweeney will oversee … Continue reading →

PITTSBURGH, Pa., October 17, 2008 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today the close of its $4.1M Series A financing round. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate sales … Continue reading →

Pittsburgh, PA, September 15, 2008 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the O.R., announced today the appointment of Jim Srock to the position of Vice President of Engineering and Operations. In this capacity, Mr. Srock … Continue reading →

DUBLIN, Ohio, April 1, 2008 – Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care, today announced an agreement with ClearCount Medical Solutions to distribute the first system cleared by the … Continue reading →

Pittsburgh, PA and Anaheim, CA, March 31, 2008 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the O.R., announced today the market availability of its FDA-cleared, newly designed Smart SpongeTM System. As the only system to integrate … Continue reading →

Pittsburgh, June 13, 2007 – ClearCount Medical Solutions, a Pittsburgh-based company focused on developing smarter solutions to improve patient safety inside the operating room, announced today that its patented SmartSpongeTM System based on radio frequency identification (RFID) received Food and … Continue reading →