Sept. 17th, 2007 – (Willimantic, CT; Fort Worth, TX) Hydrofera, LLC and HEALTHPOINT, Ltd., announced today, the signing of a multiyear distribution agreement for Hydrofera BlueTM wound care products. As part of the agreement HEALTHPOINT has rights to market, sell, and distribute Hydrofera BlueTM products, and will be the exclusive worldwide distributor for Hydrofera products beginning January 1, 2008.

Hydrofera BlueTM dressings are award winning advanced wound dressings, developed in partnership with Hydrofera by Dr. Edward Shanbrom. Hydrofera uses a patented process to produce the dressings, which are used on a wide variety of chronic wounds. The dressings are constructed of a unique hydrophilic foam complexed with two organic, bacteriostatic pigments. This unique construction provides a working matrix that allows the dressing to absorb fluids and provide broad-spectrum protection to help manage colonized and infected wounds.

Tom Drury, Founding Partner of Hydrofera stated “Healthpoint is one of the preeminent companies serving the wound care market today. Placing Hydrofera BlueTM dressings with such an outstanding company will allow these wonderful products to reach their maximum potential.”

“Healthpoint brings a field sales force with dedicated wound care expertise to help realize the potential of an innovative product like Hydrofera Blue™ Wound Dressing,” said Rob Bancroft, General Manager of Healthpoint, Ltd. “This agreement underscores our continued commitment to offer technologies that improve treatment and outcomes for healthcare professionals and their patients.”

Hydrofera, LLC, a division of Tolland Development Company, LLC was founded in 1996 as a technology company focused on refining the development of PVA foam for use in various surgical specialty markets. By placing its emphasis on research and development, Hydrofera has created the most technically advanced PVA product available today.  Hydrofera’s developments in controlled micro-pore size, softness, strength, biocompatibility, and wick-ability, have made the product the bestperformer in the market. Hydrofera Blue™ Wound Dressing is an advanced dressing that was introduced to the market in 2003. The product was awarded the Medical Device Excellence Award in 2000 and is endorsed and used by leading wound care institutions and facilities.

Since its inception in 1992, HEALTHPOINT, Ltd has established a presence in the research, development, and marketing of branded pharmaceuticals, over the counter drugs, and medical devices for the prevention and treatment of diseased and traumatized skin and related soft tissue. An integrated research and development effort has brought Healthpoint’s unique technologies to the market, setting the pace for its highly trained field sales organization of direct sales representatives. HEALTHPOINT, is a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. affiliate company, and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.For more information visit www.healthpoint.com.