GENICON True 1080p High Definition Medical Video System
Recognized as an SLS 2008 Innovation of the Year
Posted August 15, 2008
GENICON is pleased to announce that our True 1080p High Definition Medical Video System is being recognized with the 2008 Innovation of the Year at the 17th SLS Annual Meeting and Endo Expo 2008, hosted by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons. GENICON's Production Manager, Ken Roger, will be attending to graciously accept the recognition on behalf of GENICON, Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 during the Welcome Reception.
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, established as a non-profit organization, seeks to further the education and expertise of surgeons and other health professionals in the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of Laparoendoscopic and minimally invasive surgical techniques. An international organization with over 6,000 members, with the ability to pull techniques from different medical specialties that utilize the tools of minimally invasive surgery, the Society is able to offer a unique approach to the study and education of minimally invasive surgery.
For more information, please visit:www.sls.org
GENICON Launches New Products - Bariatric Instrumentation
and Specimen Retrieval Bag
Posted April 25, 2008
GENICON today announced the worldwide launch of two new product lines to compliment its existing range of Laparoscopic instrumentation. These new products, launched into the US and International markets simultaneously, include the Specimen Retrieval Bag and Bariatric Disposable Mono-Polar Instrumentation.
The Specimen Retrieval Bag is an easy-to-use retrieval system designed to temporarily contain specimen and facilitate its removal from the patient during laparoscopic surgery. Designed to minimize contamination of the abdominal cavity, the Specimen Retrieval Bag with a 235+ CC capacity is ideal for Laparoscopic Cholesystecomy procedures.
Download Specimen Retrieval Bag Product LiteratureThe Bariatric Disposable Mono-Polar Instrumentation is an extension of GENICON’s existing 33cm Disposable Mono-Polar product line. The new instruments are offered in a 5mm diameter with a 45cm working length. This new product line includes a full range of scissors, graspers, and dissectors with both Ratcheting and Non-Ratcheting handles. These new instruments have been designed for use in a variety of minimally invasive procedures including laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic gastric banding.
Download Disposable Mono Polar Product LiteratureGENICON Disposable Monopolar Instruments and Novation
Posted February 15, 2008
GENICON announced today that it has been chosen in a three-year, multi-source purchasing agreement for Disposable Laparoscopic Instrumentation by Novation.
This agreement focuses on GENICON Disposable Monopolar Instrumentation and will take effect April 1, 2008. This agreement enhances the market offerings even further for the members of the VHA, University HealthSystem Consortium, and Provista groups.
Gary Haberland, GENICON CEO said, "Novation has always provided the finest products to their members and we are proud to be recognized as providing the best in class products for them."
About Novation
Novation is the industry’s leading contracting services company that delivers unmatched savings to more than 2,500 members and affiliates of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) and over 10,000 Provista customers. By combining scale and agility with clinical knowledge and product expertise, Novation offers the most extensive range of advanced contracting services. VHA, UHC and Provista members used Novation and alliance contracts to purchase $31.6 billion in supplies and services in 2006. For more information about Novation, visit http://www.novationco.com.
About GENICON
GENICON is recognized as an emerging leader in the design, production, and distribution of patented surgical instrumentation focused exclusively on laparoscopic surgery. Based in Orlando, Florida, GENICON is a company driven to meet the needs of modern-day healthcare through the harmonization of clinical needs and the economic demands of a global healthcare system. Product concepts and ongoing development originate from a distinguished panel of surgeons within GENICON’s Clinical Product Review Board. The panel includes General, Gynecologic, Urologic and Pediatric Surgeons who provide insight to product design that will meet the needs of our global surgeon client base.
GENICON Attends the Florida Business Matchmaker
& Expo Trade Show in Brazil
Posted November 8, 2007
GENICON participated with Florida Govenor Charlie Crist during an Enterprise Florida sponsored trade mission to São Paulo, Brazil. Given the growing awareness of GENICON’s expanding range of products, and the increase of Minimally Invasive Surgery within this market. GENICON met with several potential Distributors from various regions of Brazil.
SIAD Healthcare S.p.A. Acquires Minority Ownership in GENICON
Posted October 5, 2007
GENICON and SIAD Healthcare S.p.A. announced today the formation of a new strategic partnership. Under this new partnership, SIAD Healthcare S.p.A. has made an equity investment in GENICON. With its minority ownership, SIAD Healthcare S.p.A. will have a position on GENICON’s Board of Directors, which will be filled by Professor Joseph LaPalombara of Yale University.
In August of 2006, GENICON and SIAD Healthcare S.p.A. entered into a distribution agreement, for the country of Italy, under which SIAD Healthcare started to market GENICON’s minimally invasive surgery products within the Italian market.
"I am pleased with this investment and strategic partnership as this will boost some of our R&D programs and will help us to build proper foundations for solid growth of our business in Europe" said Gary Haberland President & CEO of GENICON.
"Our decision to acquire a minority ownership share in GENICON strengthens our partnership and provides a strong signal to the surgical community in Italy, about SIAD Healthcare’s long-term commitment to the Minimally Invasive Surgery market," said Bernardo Sestini, President of SIAD Healthcare S.p.A. "Our partnership will help both organizations to grow and will provide several future business opportunities."
GENICON, was founded in 1998, and is a privately held corporation based in Winter Park, Florida. The company is focused solely within the Minimally Invasive Surgical market and is an emerging leader in the concept, design, manufacture, and distribution of patented surgical products that are used throughout the global healthcare system.
SIAD Healthcare S.p.A. is part of the Italian Group SIAD S.p.A. Founded in 1927 and currently headquartered in Bergamo, Italy, SIAD Group is a well recognized player within the industrial and medical gas industry. SIAD Healthcare S.p.A. markets a wide range of medical devices for the surgical specialties, instruments and equipment for cryobiology and cell factories, and is active in the design installation and maintenance of medical gases distribution systems. For more information, visit http://www.siadhealthcare.com.
GENICON Scores Big at SLS in San Francisco
Posted September 10, 2007
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) Annual Meeting and Endo Expo is one of the largest conferences of the year for surgeons and other health care providers that perform minimally invasive surgery. There were over 800 registrants that attended this years conference in San Francisco, California. GENICON was pleased to accept the 2007 Innovation of The Year Award on September 6th, 2007. GENICON’s US Director of Sales and Marketing Randy Rubin accepted the award and commented, " On behalf of GENICON, I am pleased to accept the Innovation of The Year Award for our 15mm Bladeless Trocar System. Our Bladeless Trocar System provides clear visualization without distortion, reduced defect size, and requires much less insertion force than our competitors. Our patented primary valve system accepts instrumentation from 5mm to 15mm with minimal leakage so that procedures can be done with ease and confidence. We wish to thank SLS and its committee for recognizing our innovative products. We look forward to a strong and lasting partnership with all those involved in making Minimally Invasive Surgery easier for Surgeons and their colleagues as well as better for patients worldwide." This is one of several conferences that GENICON participates in and supports.
About The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) is a non-profit, multidisciplinary and multispecialty educational organization established to provide an open forum for surgeons and other health professionals interested in laparoscopic, endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery. SLS endeavors to improve patient care and promote the highest standards of practice through education training, and information distribution. SLS provides a forum for the introduction, discussion and dissemination of new and established ideas, techniques and therapies in minimal access surgery. A fundamental goal of SLS is ensuring that its members have access to the newest ideas and approaches, as rapidly as possible. SLS makes information available from national and international experts through its publications, videos, conferences, and other electronic media. For more information, visit http://www.sls.org/.
Another Successful ISO 13485:2003 Assessment by BSI
Posted September 7, 2007
BSI, GENICON’s ISO13485:2003 registrar completed its annual continuous assessment of GENICON’s quality system in early September. BSI's Client Manager Ms. Tina D. Baack remarked that GENICON maintains an effective quality management system, and in particular the work instructions are some of the best she had ever seen. ISO 13485:2003 is the international standard recognized for medical device quality systems worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.bsi-global.com/.
GENICON Names FTSI Supplier of the Year
Posted April 30, 2007
Mulberry, Florida, April 27, 2007/ -- GENICON honored the outstanding performance of FTSI, one of the company's Strategic Critical suppliers, with the presentation of its Supplier of the Year Award. The award was presented at FTSI in Mulberry, Florida to Dr. Richard G. Hunter, President and CEO, and Dr. Susan LeFrancois, Director of Regulatory Affairs/QA. FTSI was selected for the Supplier of the Year award through successful evaluation based on meeting high standards in the areas of technology, quality, responsiveness, delivery and cost.
"This award recognizes that an effective partnership between GENICON and its suppliers is vital in this competitive industry," said Gary Haberland, GENICON CEO, who gave final approval for the award after committee review. "FTSI differentiated itself with high-quality delivery and product cost management as well as strong account management and quick responsiveness to GENICON's evolving needs. FTSI is committed to providing outstanding service to its customers, and this award is tangible proof of the efforts FTSI has made to strengthen our turnaround of sterilized product deliveries, quality and overall customer support. We are honored to recognize FTSI as our first Supplier of the Year, and we look forward to furthering our partnership with this industry leader."
About Food Technology Service, Inc.
Food Technology Service, Inc. was organized as a Florida corporation on December 11, 1985. The Company owns and operates an irradiation facility located in Mulberry, Florida, that uses gamma radiation produced by Cobalt 60 to treat or process various food and non-food items for insect disinfestations, shelf life extension and reduction of microorganisms. Operations commenced in January 1992 upon completion of its facility. For further information regarding FTSI, please visit their web site at http://www.foodtechservice.com/.
GENICON CEO Meets with BSI Americas President
Posted March 1, 2007
On March 1, 2007 GENICON hosted Mr. Gary Pearsons, President of BSI Americas Inc. Mr. Pearsons met with GENICON’s management team to review the history of the long association between the world’s most highly respected quality certification agency and GENICON. Over the last decade, BSI has bestowed 7 CE certificates and numerous Quality Management Systems certifications including its current registration to ISO13485:2003 to GENICON. Pictured are Mr. Pearsons and Mr. Haberland holding the latest registration certificate.
GENICON VP of Operations speaks at ASQ Meeting
Posted February 23, 2007
On February 22, Derrell James addressed section 1509 of the American Society for Quality at the Dubsdread Country Club. The presentation, titled "From MultiNational to Start-Up: Lean Transformation for Any Business" discussed the power of integrating Lean "technical" skills with Lean "social" skills and their ability to transform any organization. By characterizing the behaviors of successful and unsuccessful leaders of large, medium, and small companies, a pattern emerges that demonstrated that the ability to engage the workforce at both the technical and personal level is where real value is created. The presentation covered the combination of necessary skills for maximum benefit, and included examples of real, tangible, measurable benefits.
Derrell James is the Vice President of Operations for GENICON, an emerging leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of endoscopic surgical equipment. He has eighteen years of experience in operations, executive management, and business development in high technology manufacturing and service industries. Previous to GENICON, Derrell served as General Manager of Sypris Test & Measurement, Plant Manager, Director of Business Development and Director of Lean Enterprise Productivity for Rockwell Collins, and Director of Manufacturing for Nacom Corporation. Derrell is a frequent speaker and writer on leadership, Lean and Six Sigma, and operational effectiveness, and has led transformations in automotive, aerospace and medical devices industries. A native of Griffin, Georgia, Derrell graduated from Georgia Tech with a BS in Management, and from Mercer University with a MS in Technology Management.
New Agreements with Premier
Posted January 24, 2007
Premier and GENICON today announced new group purchasing agreements to take effect on April 1, 2007. Under the agreements, GENICON will offer endo-mechanical products to Premier’s acute care market, and continuum-of-care members. GENICON’s CEO Gary Haberland commented that, "GENICON embraces the new found relationship with Premier, and we believe that as an emerging leader within the medical device market, that the patients, clinicians, and staff of Premier member hospitals would benefit from our cutting edge technologies."
About Premier
Serving 1,700 hospitals and more than 43,500 other healthcare sites, Premier Inc. is the largest healthcare alliance in the United States dedicated to improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost of care. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates the nation's largest healthcare purchasing network, the most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information and one of the largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups in healthcare. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C. and Washington. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com.
GENICON CEO Speaks at Florida District Export Council
Posted December 6, 2006
Gary Haberland, CEO of GENICON, participated as a panel guest speaker at the Florida District Export Council’s Export University held in Orlando, Florida. Export University offers a series of courses on exporting designed to help Florida companies begin an export initiative, and to gain increasing skills and innovation in their international sales. Mr. Haberland spoke of GENICON’s successful international sales and export strategy and answered questions from the audience on international logistics and export issues relating to the medical device industry.