WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies for critical care and surgery, has announced its launch of the AsthmaMD^TM Peak Flow Meter designed to help asthma patients to track and measure lung performance.

Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing which can vary in severity and frequency from person to person.¹ According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 13 people have asthma² and each year, asthma causes 1.6 million emergency visits³ and 439,000 hospital stays.⁴

The AsthmaMD^TM Peak Flow Meter was developed for use with the AsthmaMD^TM smartphone app, which helps patients digitally log peak flow meter readings, track symptoms, medications, and notes – empowering patients to create a digital journal of their asthma activity. Offered currently as a complimentary download by AsthmaMD, Inc., * the smartphone companion app encourages patients to share their activity with their physician care team via the cloud-based MyAsthmaMD^TM Physician Portal (also offered by AsthmaMD, Inc.).

“Teleflex is committed to connecting clinicians and patients with technology that improves patient outcomes,” said James Ferguson, President Respiratory Division, Teleflex Incorporated. “Asthma is the third-leading cause of hospitalization in children⁵ and Teleflex is proud to now offer the AsthmaMD^TM Peak Flow Meter to help these and other asthma patients.”

To learn more about the asthma management portfolio from Teleflex, please visit Teleflex.com.

About Teleflex Incorporated

Teleflex is a global provider of medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. We apply purpose-driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine, and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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*DISCLAIMER: The AsthmaMD^TM mobile app and MyAsthmaMD^TM Physician Portal are third-party products offered by AsthmaMD, Inc. Teleflex has no control over such third-party products, nor does Teleflex review, approve, monitor, endorse, or make any representations or warranties with respect to such third-party products.

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AsthmaMD and MyAsthmaMD is a trademark of Genia Medical, Inc.

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