Derma Sciences Announces First Commercial Sales of BIOGUARD(TM) Barrier...(Escherichia coliform ...),Health

Date:6/23/2009

Escherichia coliform 7.10 (>99.99999%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 7.22 (>99.99999%) Corynebacterium xerosis 5.68 (>99.999%) Micrococcus luteus 6.02 (>99.9999%) Proteus vulgaris 7.53 (>99.99999%) Streptococcus pyogenes 5.81 (>99.999%) Enterococcus faecalis 6.26 (>99.9999%) Enterobacter (Aerobacter) aerogenes 5.88 (>99.999%) Staphylococcus epidermidis 7.44 (>99.99999%) Listeria monocytogenes 6.97 (>99.9999%) Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium: VRE 5.20 (>99.999%) Serratia marescens 6.21 (>99.9999%) Klebsiella pneumoniae 7.35 (>99.99999%)

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) numbers are the codes used by Medicare and monitored by CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. They are based on the CPT Codes (Current Procedural Technology codes) developed by the American Medical Association. Wound dressings and other supplies are not able to be reimbursed through Medicare without set HCPCS codes. Additionally, most private health insurance companies follow the lead of Medicare with these types of products. The company estimates that the areas within healthcare that rely on HCPCS codes represent approximately one-half of the total market potential for BIOGUARD.

Speaking with regard to the reimbursement codes, VP of Marketing & Business Development, Barry Wolfenson, commented, "Gaining reimbursement codes prior to the launch of our MEDIHONEY(R) dressings proved to be a critical part of our success with that line. It allowed us to immediately se
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