Charleston, SC - TRUMPF Medical Systems, Inc., a leading medical device innovator, announced that it has been selected by HealthTrust Purchasing Group, L.P. (HPG) as a provider of Surgical Lights, Operating Room Tables and ceiling-mounted Equipment Management Systems. The contract provides HPG's more than 1,400 member hospitals and 10,600 additional healthcare sites with access to TRUMPF products for Surgery, Critical Care, GI and Trauma/Emergency Departments.

"This contract and the relationships we anticipate developing with HPG hospitals represent important steps in our bringing TRUMPF's innovative, industry-leading solutions to more facilities across the US," said Andy Reding, TRUMPF Medical Systems' President and CEO.

Solutions improve safety, efficiency and patient care

A leading technology company, TRUMPF Medical Systems custom designs, manufactures and installs innovative products and systems used to improve safety, efficiency and patient care. Its product lines include: iLED and TruLight, the world's leading LED surgical and procedure lights; Equipment Management Systems, commonly referred to in the industry as "booms" and used to improve safety and efficiency in the operating room, ICU, GI, and Trauma/Emergency Departments; TruSystem surgical tables, including mobile and system versions that feature exchangeable tabletops, as well as patient and equipment transport solutions.

TRUMPF's combination of products uniquely positions the company to partner with hospitals in the design and development of hybrid surgical suites. This is due to the excellent imaging characteristics of its table components, maneuverability of the LED lights and reach of its Equipment Management Systems. Alliances with key imaging and integration companies further expand the versatility of these rooms.

Design & Innovation Center provides hands-on opportunity

The company's new custom built 27,000-square-foot US headquarters building, opened in its long-time home city of Charleston, South Carolina, includes the TRUMPF Design and Innovation Center. The state-of-the-art medical equipment planning facility provides a hands-on opportunity allowing clinicians, administrators, architects, equipment planners and designers to work with TRUMPF team members on facility-specific equipment plans and room designs.

About TRUMPF

With sales totaling US $2.761 billion and 8,550 employees, the TRUMPF Group ranks among the leading manufacturing companies worldwide. Its main business divisions include: Machine Tools/Power Tools, Laser Technology/Electronics and Medical Technology.

TRUMPF Medical Systems develops and produces innovative operating room lighting and communication systems, ergonomic ceiling-mounted Equipment Management Systems and flexible operating table and patient transport systems. The TRUMPF Medical Technology Division employs more than 650 people worldwide. In fiscal year 2010/11 sales were approximately $232-million. In addition to the USA, the company has subsidiaries in France, the UK, Austria and China, and is represented in more than 70 countries. For further information, please visit www.us.trumpf.com/med

About HealthTrust Purchasing Group
HealthTrust Purchasing Group, L.P., headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., is a group purchasing organization that supports nearly 1,400 not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities, as well as 10,600 ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and alternate care sites. With an annual purchasing volume by its members of more than $20 billion, HealthTrust is committed to obtaining the best price for clinically recommended products, ensuring their timely delivery and continuously evaluating, and improving its services to the patients, physicians and clinicians it serves. HealthTrust is located at 155 Franklin Road, Suite 400, Brentwood, Tenn. 37027. The website is www.healthtrustpg.com.

TRUMPF Medical Systems, Inc.
1046 LeGrand Blvd.
Charleston, South Carolina

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