Kurin, Inc., the inventor and manufacturer of the Kurin^® blood culture collection sets, provides an update to the most recent moves by Magnolia Medical Technologies. This week, Magnolia filed a motion in the US District Court of Delaware for a permanent injunction, hoping to take Kurin off the market.

“We are disappointed, but not surprised by their attempt to create a monopoly and deprive customers of the ability to choose the most appropriate solution for them,” said Bob Rogers, CEO and Inventor of Kurin. “We will vigorously defend access to the best solution to the contaminated blood culture problem. Our experience over the past few years shows that hospitals have rejected Magnolia’s Steripath product because it is unnecessarily complex and difficult to use.  Kurin’s innovation in developing a smaller, simpler device is a demonstration of how the intellectual property system should work in America and explains why we are the market leader. We will not be bullied by a venture-backed company who continues to spend their millions on litigation in hopes of creating a monopoly. We are heartened by the support of Kurin customers, and have been told they too are upset at Magnolia’s attempts to use the legal system to reduce choice and negatively impact clinical outcomes.”

Kurin’s revolutionary approach to the contaminated blood culture problem is an elegantly simple, intuitive design that requires no additional user steps. Kurin passively sidelines potential contaminants during blood culture collection. Kurin is a simply better and more sustainable approach over conventional mechanical diversion. Contaminated blood cultures are a significant problem, as roughly one-third of the positive results are wrong, exposing these patients to unnecessary antibiotics, extending hospital stays and impacting larger community health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance and the life-threatening infections caused by C. diff.

About Kurin, Inc.

Kurin Inc., a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), is focused on the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of products that help healthcare providers reduce contaminated blood cultures. San Diego-based Kurin has received FDA 510(k) market clearance. For more information, visit the website at www.kurin.com.

Kurin Inc., the inventor and manufacturer of 510(k)-cleared Kurin® blood culture collection sets, today released a statement regarding results of a jury trial in the patent litigation brought by Magnolia Medical Technologies.

Magnolia Medical originally asserted four patents in the case. By the time of the trial, all of these patents were dropped, except one having only two asserted claims. The Delaware jury concluded that Kurin infringed the single Magnolia patent, and awarded a royalty on each Kurin Lock set sold during a certain time period. The verdict will not prevent Kurin from maintaining the uninterrupted supply of its market-leading Kurin Lock to hospitals – and will allow it to continue implementing its plans.

“While we strongly disagree with some aspects of the Jury’s decision, we are pleased that this chapter of the litigation has concluded and that it does not impede our ability to continue operating. The conclusion of this trial will allow us to return our focus to delivering Kurin Locks to the customers and patients who need them, and advancing this important solution to effectively address the blood culture contamination problem,” said Bob Rogers, Inventor and CEO of Kurin.

Kurin’s revolutionary and disruptive approach automatically and passively sidelines potential contaminants during blood culture collection. Contaminated blood cultures are a significant problem, as roughly one-third of the positive results are wrong, exposing these patients to unnecessary antibiotics, extending hospital stays and impacting larger community health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance and the life-threatening C. diff. infection. Contaminated blood cultures also create a financial burden to hospitals by prolonging hospital stays.

About Kurin, Inc.

Kurin Inc., a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), is focused on the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of products that help healthcare providers reduce contaminated blood cultures. San Diego-based Kurin has received FDA 510(k) market clearance. For more information, visit the website at www.kurin.com.

Kurin, Inc., the inventor and manufacturer of the Kurin^® blood culture collection sets announced record revenues in December and the 4th quarter. 2021 revenue growth over 2020 was dramatic.

“Sepsis continues to be a critical challenge for hospitals, and helping them reduce their contaminated blood cultures is as important as ever,” said Bob Rogers, CEO of Kurin, Inc. “Kurin is simple to use and does not require a change in practice, helping hospitals address the critical issue of blood culture contamination.”

“The pandemic continues to present challenges to everyone and I give credit to our team for their persistence and diligence in helping hospitals when they need it most,” said Mr. Rogers. “We continue to build upon the company’s strong financial position.”

Kurin’s revolutionary approach to the contaminated blood culture problem is an elegantly simple, intuitive design that requires no additional user steps. Kurin passively sidelines potential contaminants during blood culture collection. Kurin is a simply better and more sustainable approach over conventional mechanical diversion. Contaminated blood cultures are a significant problem, as roughly one-third of the positive results are wrong, exposing these patients to unnecessary antibiotics, extending hospital stays and impacting larger community health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance and the life-threatening C. diff. infection.

About Kurin, Inc.

Kurin Corporation, a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), is focused on the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of products that help healthcare providers reduce contaminated blood cultures. San Diego-based Kurin has received FDA 510(k) market clearance. For more information, visit the website at www.kurin.com.

Kurin Inc., the inventor and manufacturer of 510(k)-cleared Kurin^® blood culture collection sets, announced today a new clinical study supporting the efficacy of their blood culture collection product. Authors from Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, a prestigious London-based hospital, presented their data at the recent Infection Prevention Society conference in Liverpool. They reported that blood culture contaminations were reduced 66% after implementing Kurin, and the authors noted both financial savings for their hospital, as well as a positive impact for their patients.

“We congratulate the clinicians at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital for publishing this data and providing optimal healthcare to their patients,” said Bob Rogers, CEO of Kurin. “It is rewarding to see the data in the UK so closely mirror the significant amount of data generated on Kurin’s efficacy in the US. Kurin is an elegant solution that allows hospitals to easily adopt this technology and hospitals have reported reductions in blood culture contaminations, improvement in patient care, financial benefits, and helping the community at large by preventing the use of inappropriate antibiotics.”

The patented Kurin Lock™ automatically sidelines approximately 0.15ml of initial blood and potential skin contaminants therein during blood culture collection. When skin microbes enter blood culture samples, false positive test results may misinform physicians and lead to unnecessary medical treatment, higher risk for patients, longer hospital stays, and significant costs for the hospital.

About Kurin, Inc.

Kurin Corporation, a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), is focused on the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of products that help healthcare providers reduce contaminated blood cultures. San Diego-based Kurin has received FDA 510(k) market clearance. For more information, visit the website at www.kurin.com.