Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. (AMEX : PST) announced today that its subsidiary, SurgiCount Medical, will attend the 2005 Surgical Spring Week Convention in Hollywood, Florida, April 13th to April 19th.

Surgical Spring Week brings together three of the most prestigious American surgical societies for a week of symposiums, programs, and exhibits focused on providing practicing surgeons with the knowledge and skills necessary to enhance the care of their surgical patients.  In attendance will be an expected 2500 surgeons and fellow members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHPBA).
 
“We are tremendously excited at this opportunity to present our product in an arena designed solely for introducing surgeons to new procedures and innovations,” said Milton “Todd” Ault, III, CEO and Chairman of Patient Safety Technologies.  “Spring Week is a fantastic venue to acquaint practicing surgeons with the ease of use and practicality of SurgiCount’s amazing new product, the Safety-Sponge™ System.”
Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. ("PST") is a developer, manufacturer and content provider of patient safety products and services, working toward becoming the leader in the patient safety sector. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, PST is assembling a world-class Advisory Board of leading patient safety experts.  The company is concentrating on surgical safety to support its newly acquired subsidiary, SurgiCount Medical, Inc., a developer of patient safety devices. SurgiCount features the Safety-Sponge™ System, which allows for faster and more accurate counting of surgical sponges.  For more information on Patient Safety Technologies, Inc., please contact the company directly at (310) 752-1416, or by email at info@patientsafetytechnologies.com or www.patientsafetytechnologies.com.

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