Pre Surgery VLCD™ Kit branded NutriPrep™ Launched by  Band Buddies®

Sole Health Care Appoints Surgical Plus  Ltd as the Band Buddies® distributor for New Zealand.

Sole Health Care has appointed Surgical Plus, a Wellington based distributor of Medical and Surgical products as its distributor for the Band Buddies® Range of Bariatric Nutrition products. Ms Anna Sutherland takes over the roll of Product Specialist.                                                        -------------------------------------------------------------------------New South Wales State Government Surgical Stapling & Laparoscopic Contract  for Supply 2009 - 2012 + Options.

Sole Health Care has been advised by NSW Health that it had been included as a Preferred Supplier by the NSW Government for Surgical Stapling & Laparoscopic Devices with its‘Stapleline’ products.

The German owned and designed Stapleline products are manufactured in its State-Of-The-Art factory in China and are the fastest growing brand in Europe since introduction in 2005. Sole Health Care's Contract extends for a 3 year period (with 2X1 year options) starting 1st Dec, 2009.  

 The full  Stapleline range, which is distributed exclusively in Australia & New Zealand by Sole Health Care, will be supplied throughout New South Wales where there are over 220 Public Hospitals. Sole Health Care joins Ethicon (a division of Johnson & Johnson) and Coviden (a division of Tyco Healthcare) as contracted suppliers.                                                       -----------------------------------------------------Sole Health Care Appointed Aust/NZ distributor for Footfridge Innersoles.

Sole Health Care have been appointed the exclusive distributor for Australia & New Zealand  Pharmacies for the proprietary Footfridge Innersoles. The product has been designed as an aftermarket innersole that acts as an “air conditioner” and “shock absorber” to provide comfort to hot and tired feet. Containing an active paste that moves backwards and forwards stimulating the soles of the feet this patented product stimulates blood flow, reduces tiredness and sweating which combats odour. The innersoles act as a thermal shield to deflect heat away from the feet eliminating overheating and  complications related to heat absorption with Laboratory tests showing a drop of seven degrees centigrade with the use of this product which can be fitted to any shoe or boot.                                                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------Queensland Government Surgical Stapling & Laparoscopic Standing Order Arangement for Supply 2009 - 2012.

After a Public Tender process lasting nearly 12 months, Sole Health Care Products have been successful in being included on the 'approved supplier' list with Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon Endo Surgery and Tyco Healthcare's Coviden divisions for supply of Surgical Stapling & Laparoscopic devices to Public Hospitals throughout Queensland untill 2012. Manufactured by the German Company   Stapleline Medizintechnic, the Stapleline brand, which Sole Health Care distributes exclusively throughout Australia and New Zealand was launched in Australia in 2008.  Managing Director Mr Paul Nielsen said " Sole Health Care's success in this process is a testament to the quality of the product, our reliability as a quality supplier and a desire by the Government to offer a cost effective solution to the duopoly that currently exists in this market sector."                                    -------------------------------------------------------Sole Health Care Appointed Australian Distributor for Bio Nova International

Sole Health Care Products are pleased to announce that they have been appointed the exclusive distributor for the Bio Nova - Omniflow 11 Biosynthetic Vascular Prosthesis for use in peripheral vascular bypass or arteriovenous access.  Currently exported to 23 countries, this Australian Made product offers significant long term benefits to patients over synthetic grafts and is the only Bio Synthetic Prosthesis produced worldwide.  The product was launched by the company at the Vascular 2009 Convention.                                           -----------------------------------------------------

Coming Exhibitions

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress   4-7 May,  2010. Perth, Western Australia

Dietitians Association of Australia National Convention 27-29 May, 2010 Melbourne, Victoria

General Surgeons Association of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting  17-19 September, 2010 Gold Coast, Queensland.

Australian & New Zealand Society of Vascular Surgery    1-4th October, 2010,  Gold Coast, Queensland

Obesity Surgery Society of Australia & New Zealand Annual Conferance      10-12 November, 2010 Hobart, Tasmania.