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Combat Medical Succeeds in Reversing DoD’s Improper Tourniquet Ban
U.S. Military now able to access life-saving TMT tourniquets and first aid kits

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 11, 2021 –  Combat Medical, a division of Safeguard Medical, and a global provider of mission critical devices that simplify tactical medicine and dramatically empower medical operators to save lives, has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that will once again allow the U.S. military full access to its life-saving tourniquets and Individual First Aid Kits (IFAKs). Read more

Ann Peets Joins Safeguard Medical as Vice President of Global Marketing

Safeguard Medical is pleased to welcome Ann Peets to our leadership team as Vice President of Global Marketing. Ann brings a decade of marketing portfolio and commercial leadership experience in both medical devices and pharmaceuticals, most recently as VP of Global Marketing for CooperSurgical’s 600 medical device and pharmaceutical products. Ann’s unique combination of marketing experiences in both consumer and medical devices, along with her track record of successfully leading commercial strategy in growth-phase businesses, have uniquely prepared her for success with Safeguard.
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Safeguard Medical Announces New Vice President of Sales, North America

Safeguard Medical is excited to welcome Mark J. Peters to our leadership team as Vice President of Sales, North America-Public Access. Mark brings over a decade of experience in the medical device industry, including his most recent role as General Manager of School Health Corporation, the largest provider of medical supplies to the Education market in the U.S. Prior to School Health, Mark spent nearly 10 years in multiple roles at Cardiac Science Corporation. Advancing from an individual contributor to managing multiple teams and business units, including scaling distribution efforts nationally, Mark’s career at Cardiac Science thrived during tumultuous times. Through many challenges, Mark helped lead the company to a successful acquisition by a strategic buyer in July 2019, exiting with the leadership team at the end of 2019.
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Safeguard Medical Announces New Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

Safeguard Medical is pleased to welcome Matt Nolan to our team as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer. Matt brings over 14 years of experience in corporate law, most recently as Vice President & General Counsel of the Applied Solutions Group of The Heico Companies.
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Safeguard Medical Announces New Partnership

Chicago (September 21, 2020) — Safeguard Medical, a global provider of life-saving products and services, announced today that it has finalized a partnership with MAXFI Surgical Simulations (MAXFI), which specializes in creating hyper-realistic surgical simulations used for military training, research and product development, and medical education.
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