YUCAIPA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ingen Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ITEC), an emerging medical device manufacturer in the $8B Respiratory Market, announced today that the company will introduce Oxyview at the Medical Laboratory Conference in Dubai on January 26-29, 2009.
This is the best attended Medical Laboratory Conference in the Middle East, in line with Arab Health's philosophy of "exhibition with education" a total of 18 conferences run alongside Arab Health, including the highly attended Middle East Laboratory Management & Medicine Congress.
Ingen's Middle-East distributor, Batterjee Medical, will attend the conference. Batterjee Medical Services is a part of the AM Batterjee Group of companies, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This very well respected company is affiliated with the family owned chain of hospitals throughout the Middle East, a private medical university, services and products throughout Saudi Arabia and the GCC. There are 386 Hospitals in the Gulf Region serving a population of more than 85M people.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was found to be the second leading cause of hospitalizations in Middle-East with (17.2%) among patients with respiratory disorders. Men are twice affected as women and the age group mostly involved is 46-65 years. The annualized sales estimates from this Agreement could represent as much as $7M-$12M in new sales and represents a major push into the respiratory market estimated at $4B in Dubai.
For more information please visit:
http://www.batterjeemedical.com/
http://www.arabhealthonline.com/
About Ingen Technologies, Inc.
Ingen is an emerging public company (Pink Sheets:ITEC), registered and licensed by the FDA/DHS. The company introduced Oxyview(r) into the respiratory market in late 2007; the world's first in-line oxygen flow meter. The company continues to expand distribution of its flow meters to other industries thus increasing the potential for wide sources of revenue. These industries include medical, aviation, automotive, emergency response, military and government transportation.
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