ICU Medical, Inc. Expands Its Relationship With MedAssets Supply Chain Systems

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., June 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ICU Medical, Inc., (Nasdaq:ICUI), a leading low cost manufacturer of safe medical connectors, custom medical products and critical care devices, today announced that it has extended its current agreement for Clave IV Sets and expanded the product offering to include its Safe Handling oncology product line with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, a MedAssets company, (Nasdaq:MDAS). MedAssets Supply Chain Systems is one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, providing innovative solutions for healthcare providers to improve their margins and cash flow. This expanded agreement will continue to offer MedAssets's customers ICU's products which provide better patient outcomes and cost reduction as well as cost avoidance.