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    Posted: September 22 2006 at 1:31am

Next Safety Delivers Personal Protection Respirator To Protect Against Avian Flu And Provide Unique Pulmonary Medical Solutions

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Article Date: 22 Sep 2006 - 0:00am (PDT)
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Next Safety, and Philips Electronics, Special Lighting Division, intend to explore the development of a miniaturized, ultraviolet, low power system for the second generation Personal Respirator. Philips Lighting is the market leader in global lighting. Philips Special Lighting offers ultraviolet lighting solutions that are built into filter units by manufacturers specialized in water and air treatment systems.

NEXT SAFETY INC. today announced that it is introducing the next generation in Personal Protection Respirators. The Company's positive- pressure mask, integrated with nano-engineered filtering and ultraviolet lighting technologies, brings highly effective respirators to the global consumer marketplace not only for pandemic protection but also for everyday use by asthmatics. Next Safety's backpack-sized respirator delivers ultra clean, uncontaminated air to the user and will provide an application for the pulmonary delivery of pharmaceuticals and medicine.

This innovative respirator system allows for outside air to continuously be drawn into a base unit worn on a belt or in a backpack that includes a low- power air blower powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The air passes through a proprietary Next Safety ultra low penetration disposable filter and is then fed through a disposable hose to the positive-pressure face mask. Contaminants and unfiltered external air remain outside as a result of the positive air pressure maintained by the mask. Revolutionary filters used in Next Safety's Personal Respirators trap airborne particles as small as 25 nanometers. Since most biological pathogens, including those for the avian influenza virus, known as H5N1, are in the 100 nanometer range, these infectious pathogens are removed from the air breathed through the respirator which may help eliminate the spread of a pandemic.

Integral to the Personal Protection Respirator is the development intention between Philips Electronics and Next Safety. Philips Electronics intends to explore the development of a miniaturized, ultraviolet, low power system for the second generation Personal Respirator. These respirators, to be released in 2007, will consist of a revolutionary ultraviolet light decontamination chamber. This breakthrough system, developed by Next Safety will provide users further protection from pathogens including the avian influenza virus. An added bonus of this convergence of technology is that these respirators will be small enough to wear as a belt pack.

"Philips Lighting is the world market leader in many areas of lighting technology. We make air purification possible with a range of special ultraviolet lamps that are designed to fit into filter units. Based on world- leading lighting technology, these products are in line with Philips' 'Sense & Simplicity' strategy: they improve health and quality of life for consumers around the world," commented Michael Soganich - international manager, Philips Electronics.

Additionally, Next Safety's respirator platform is engineered to allow the administration of critical respiratory medications directly into the breathing zone of a sealed mask, enhancing the safety and discharge of pulmonary medical protocols into a purified air environment. This progressive system will allow the introduction of precise doses of pharmaceuticals and medicines ensuring a high degree of control in dispensing pulmonary medicines over a short or long period of time.

Today in Atlanta, Dr. Tom Stern, pulmonologist and clinical professor of medicine-Department of Internal Medicine at Carolina Medical Center, addressed the need for a high quality, comfortable respirator which would prevent exposure to and the inhalation of dangerous environmental pollutants and pathogens. Dr. Stern stated, "Next Safety's respirator meets these critical needs as it removes pathogens, bacteria, dust, pollen, and other common airborne substances from inspired air and, at the same time, is comfortable to wear."

Next Safety's patent pending design, will remove Ozone and other irritants from inspired air. Ozone is a leading component and, arguably, the most significant factor causing respiratory aggravation for asthma sufferers. Next Safety's Ozone-removing filter will offer immediate benefits to the more than 100 million asthma sufferers around the world. This system will enable asthma sufferers the ability to perform simple clean-air breathing treatments, at the point of respiration, in the comfort of their home or wherever or whenever they choose. Dr. Stern affirmed, "The benefits and possibilities of the pulmonary administration of pharmaceuticals via a clean air environment mask are numerous. Next Safety's Personal Protection Respirator offers unprecedented pulmonary medication opportunities to the medical profession."

Next Safety's Personal Protection Respirators will be available in March 2007 at a cost of approximately $160. To meet expanding global market demands, Next Safety is relocating its Logistics, Sales and Marketing and North American Distribution staff to Atlanta, Georgia. "Today's announcements mark a genuine turning point in the way respirators will be worn and utilized by the consumer to protect against a pandemic, to eliminate airborne irritants for asthmatics and to administer high-efficacy pulmonary based medical treatments," said Kevin Gonor - president and chief operating officer, Next Safety.

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