MedicTag, LLC ANNOUNCES EXPANSION AND ACQUISITION OF DISRIBUTORS FOR ITS NEW MEDICAL ALERT PRODUCT

MedicTag, LLC a newly formed company in Deposit, NY is producing and distributing a patent pending USB (Universal Serial Bus) device that stores personal emergency information. The innovative device has the capacity to store and display critical information used by emergency personnel and can be carried on a key ring.

MedicTag was created by Edward Ricci, a disabled Vietnam veteran, to provide his elderly mother with a way to carry all her emergency information, medical conditions, medications and emergency contacts with her at all times. It proved so popular with everyone who saw it that he partnered with Mark Tucker, a prominent local business owner to form a company, patent and distribute the device.

The company originally unveiled the product last October at the National EMS Expo in Atlanta, Georgia to an overwhelmingly positive response from EMS professionals and will be on display again this March at the EMS Today conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The company began selling the device, simply called MedicTag, last fall and has been pleased to experience steadily increasing sales from the very beginning. The product uses a USB flash drive to store emergency information such as identification, existing medical conditions, medications, doctors, surgeries and emergency contacts. MedicTag uses a simple software menu that makes it very user friendly and the device will work with any USB-capable computer.

Medical bracelets, ID tags and jewelry are routinely looked for by EMS personnel and first responders to determine a patient's special medical needs. MedicTag is hoping that its USB device will establish a leading presence within the industry because unlike the bracelets that offer just an alert of a medical condition, the new product will provide detailed emergency medical information a patient. Information that is essential to rapid diagnosis and proper treatment of a patient in a life threatening situation.

The company said the device will be of particular value to first responders because they will be able to insert the USB drive into any computer, many EMS units now have laptop computers in their vehicles, and immediately gain access to a person's emergency information even if the patient is unconscious. Changes to the information stored on the device can be made quickly and easily, whenever necessary, allowing the information to always be kept up to date.

Since many of those that have the greatest need for this device are on limit or fixed incomes, the company has made every effort to keep the price to a minimum. At $39.95, available locally and through on-line stores, they provide safety and security at an affordable price.

MedicTag has recently acquired new distributors in the US and is negotiating with distributors in Canada and the UK. The company has plans to translate the software for distribution in predominantly Spanish speaking counties and hopes that continued increases in sales will allow it to expand, providing what may be a life saving service to people worldwide. The company said expansion would increase its work force requirements, providing sorely needed jobs in the upstate New York area.

MedicTag, LLC is a privately held company located in Deposit , New York.