Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Ingen Takes Next Step With ISO 13485 Certification for China, Japan, Canada and Europe

YUCAIPA, Calif., June 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ingen Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets:IGNT - News), a leading Medical Device Manufacturer focused in the $8 Billion global Respiratory Markets for the growing ageing population and emerging markets for Home (DME), Hospital and Aviation Industries announced today that the company has commenced ISO 13485 staff training this week with the Emergo Group.

The company has signed contracts with the Austin-Texas based Emergo Group to prepare, train and coordinate all International Standard Organization (ISO) 13485 certifications to market and sell Oxyview in China, Japan, Canada and the European Community. In addition to the ISO certification requirement, the contracts also include the CE Mark required to sell Oxyview in Europe.

The training and document specialist with the Emergo Group, Cheryl Fisher, has been training the Ingen management and staff on ISO certification and document requirement procedures. The ISO certification process will take approximately 3-6 months. ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 161 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. ISO is a non-governmental organization that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors. On the one hand, many of its member institutes are part of the governmental structure of their countries, or are mandated by their government. On the other hand, other members have their roots uniquely in the private sector, having been set up by national partnerships of industry associations. Therefore, ISO enables a consensus to be reached on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society.

"Ingen has invested tens of thousands of dollars with the Emergo Group to insure ISO 13485 certification in countries that have a strong interest and large revenue potential for our Oxyview product, inclusive of our new Oxyview-Cannula product being introduced in the next week," stated Scott R. Sand, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

About Oxyview:

Oxyview is a proprietary medical device with U.S. issued patents that stands alone in an increasing patient home oxygen therapy market while there are 23 million patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the United States, according to the World Health Organization, and another 12 million patients that are undiagnosed in the U.S. COPD is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. and there are 600 million COPD patients worldwide where in most cases, COPD is either the first or second leading cause of death in other countries. The majority of COPD patients require continued home oxygen therapy, which includes all of the required equipment supplied by the home (DME) provider. With the new regulations for oxygen reimbursement in the U.S., the home (DME) providers need to cut costs to stay in business. Oxyview provides a substantial savings as a result of decreasing the number of service calls for the home (DME) provider. Oxyview is a pneumatic metering device that displays oxygen flow near the patient. The Oxyview flow meter easily and quickly installs on to the oxygen tubing nearest the patient where oxygen flow matters the most. Without the Oxyview, patients cannot confirm oxygen flow, and as a result there is an increase in anxiety and the patient calls the home (DME) provider with concerns. Oxyview also allows the home (DME) provider to trouble-shoot other equipment problems over the telephone which eliminates an on-site visit with the patient. More important, the Oxyview provides the patient with more assurance that they are receiving adequate and prescribed oxygen flow. The Oxyview cost less than a single service call.

www.ingen-tech.com

http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm

http://www.emergogroup.com/

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