ROBERT S. ELGIN ELECTED TO ULTIMED BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA – August 25, 2004 – UltiMed has announced that it has elected Robert S. Elgin to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Elgin retired in December of 2003 after 14 years as Vice President of Operations for St. Jude Medical, Cardiac Surgery Division. St. Jude Medical is a leading manufacture of Class 3 implantable devices, such as heart valves and cardiac pacemakers. His 32 years of business experience includes 22 years of executive positions with St. Jude, Baxter International and American Hospital Supply Corporation. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.

“We are excited with Bob Elgin's addition to our board,” said Tom Erickson, UltiMed's CEO. “He has a tremendous depth of experience in creating and executing broad scale quality initiatives, acquisitions, developing and installing integration activities, installation of cost effective manufacturing processes, performance measurement and evaluation, recruitment strategies and personal development planning initiatives.”

Mr. Elgin currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Medical Alley and Memorial Blood Centers. Medical Alley is a health care technology trade association, based in Minnesota which serves over 425 member organizations.

UltiMed, Inc. which is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota markets syringes, needles, lancets and innovative dual-purpose sharps containers for both the domestic and international markets. The Company owns and operates state of the art medical device manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and abroad. UltiMed also has a wide range of global business partners to assist in bringing its broad spectrum of medical products to customers around the world.

UltiMed Inc., 287 East 6th Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 www.ulti-care.com