CHARLESTON, S.C., May 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Revolutions Medical Corporation (“Revolutions Medical” or the “Company”) (OTCQB:RMCP) announced today that the Company has filed an international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) designating all PCT member countries. The patent application is directed to novel proprietary designs for pre-filled and non-pre filled vacuum based retractable syringes. The U.S. provisional patent was filed May 2, 2011 on Revolutions Medical’s new pre-filled technology. The new designs improve safety and ease of use, while reducing the cost and complexity of manufacture. The international PCT patent application will strengthen the Company’s overall patent coverage related to vacuum safety syringe technology and will allow the Company to address a growing market segment currently experiencing significant attention by pharmaceutical companies.