I-Flow Corporation Announces Closing of Acquisition of AcryMed, Inc.

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--I-FLOW CORPORATION (NASDAQ:IFLO) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of AcryMed Incorporated, a developer of innovative infection control and wound healing products. I-Flow previously announced a binding letter of intent contemplating the acquisition of AcryMed for $25 million in cash. AcryMed developed the proprietary nanoparticle treatment process for the silver coating on I-Flow's ON-Q® SilverSoakerTM Catheters with SilvaGard® and has been treating the catheters since I-Flow developed the product line in 2005. AcryMed will also manufacture for I-Flow a new line of silver transparent wound-site dressings, which I-Flow expects to bring to market in the first half of this year. In addition to providing silver coating for these I-Flow products, AcryMed is active in researching and developing new wound care technologies and has licensed a portion of these technologies for a range of infection control and wound care products.