Kane brings over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry to the company. His background encompasses sales, marketing and operations as well as successfully raising capital from both the public and private markets.

Prior to Protalex, Inc., he was vice president of North American sales and field operations for Aspect Medical Systems, where he helped guide that company through a successful initial public offering in January 2000. Prior to Aspect Medical Systems, Kane was Eastern Area vice president for Pyxis Corporation, where he was instrumental in positioning the company for its initial public offering in 1992 and its subsequent sale to Cardinal Health for about $1 billion. Prior in his career, Kane worked in sales management with Eli Lilly & Company and Becton, Dickinson & Company.

‘I am extremely excited to be assuming a more hands on role in directing the accelerating growth of SurgiCount Medical. SurgiCount Medical’s Safety-Sponge(TM) System continues to see widespread adoption in hospitals across the United States and is uniquely positioned to quickly become the standard of care across the industry. I look forward to bringing my years of experience creating new medical device markets to help achieve this goal.’