CHENNAI, India and SEATTLE, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- MedTech Products Ltd. today announced that its revolutionary V/A Worn-of-Women(R) (V/A) condom, the first-ever latex condom for women, will be available in Europe on the first day of summer. Beginning June 21, women can place their advance orders for 12-packs of V/A, online at http://www.vawow.com . The V/A condoms are expected to be in stores throughout Europe by late July.
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Wal-Mart Germany and Wal-Mart China have agreed to carry the V/A immediately in all their stores, and large European drugstore chains such as Boots in the U.K. and DM in Germany are currently in discussions with MedTech. V/A is presently CE-Mark approved for sale in Europe and worldwide. FDA approval for V/A sales in the USA is expected in early 2006.
“The success of our new V/A condom with women and their partners in parts of Europe and South Africa over the past year enables us to expand distribution of the V/A everywhere in Europe and Africa, plus Asia and South America,” said MedTech president Ravi Reddy. “We are extremely encouraged about V/A introduction into the European retail marketplace as part of our ongoing commitment to the consumers we already serve there.”
With its latex pouch-and-sponge design, joined to a soft outer V-frame, the V/A is becoming the new cornerstone for AIDS prevention around the globe because of its simplicity, low cost and ability to provide pleasure along with protection. V/A is expected to retail for approximately 0.75 Euro Cents each.
“The World Health Organization was presented the V/A in March of this year, at their request, and is expected to officially endorse the V/A in the next few months,” according to MP spokesperson Brian Osterberg.
Fifteen years of development and clinical research has culminated in the universally accepted design of V/A. An April 2005 Johns Hopkins University’s Health Report listed the V/A as having undergone extensive clinical review, and the condom is in the final phase of the FDA clinical study being conducted by CONRAD and Family Health International (FHI.)
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MedTech Products Ltd., led by Dr. AVK Reddy, MD of Chennai, India and Princeton NJ, is world renown for their barrier contraception designs, for the last 10 years. The New York Times called Dr. Reddy the “Leonardo of Condom design.” V/A’s successful condom predecessor, the Inspiral male condom, captured the attention of the world’s condom market with its spiral-shaped design. Over the last three years, Inspiral has consistently rated number one in all forms of consumer review. For more information: http://www.inspiral.com .
From: MedTech Products Ltd. Chennai, India; Seattle, Washington Contact: Brian Osterberg (231) 348 8617 Rubenstein Public Relations New York, NY Contact: Aryn Lieberman (212) 843 8093
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CONTACT: Brian Osterberg of MedTech Products Ltd., +1-231-348-8617; orAryn Lieberman of Rubenstein Public Relations, +1-212-843-8093