History and Timeline of Puritan Medical Products
Our History
A Century of Improving Life in Ways Large and Small
世界和凤凰体育买球所服务的行业发生了翻天覆地的变化,这是人们从1919年以来无法想象的. 下面凤凰体育买球来看看这些年里一些重要的时刻.

Open for Business
劳埃德·卡特赖特在萨吉诺建立了Minto牙签公司, MI where he produces and sells mint-flavored toothpicks. 1920年,当牙签在萨吉诺很难找到时,计划发生了变化. 生产业务被转移到缅因州的吉尔福德,那里有大量的白桦树. 这一举措扩大了产品线,不久之后名称也发生了变化, to Hardwood Products Company.
1920 – Ice Cream on a Stick
Good Humor冰淇淋公司表示,糖果商Harry Burt发明了棒状冰淇淋, and Good Humor is granted a patent in 1923.

Product Diversification
Puritan starts developing a range of products, such as ice cream sticks and spoons, candy sticks, steak markers, cocktail forks, tongue blades and manicure sticks. Products were sold under the brand names GoldBond and Trophy, 凤凰体育买球的姐妹公司硬木产品公司现在使用的是哪些品牌., LLC.
1923 - Cotton Swab Invented
看着妻子把棉花粘在牙签上, Leo Gerstenzang发明了一种清洁难以触及的部位(比如耳朵)的方法.

On to Medical Woodenware
凤凰体育APP买球进入医用木器市场,引进了压舌板和无菌木器.
1938 – Flu Vaccine Invented
Jonas Salk and Thomas Francis develop the first flu vaccine. The vaccine, along with the use of cotton swabs for specimen collection, helps protect US forces against the flu during World War II.

Puritan Brand Trademarked
硬木产品公司的商标是著名的Puritan®品牌. All Puritan medical products bear the name and logo.

New Address
The Hardwood Products Co. 在密歇根州的销售和行政办公室一直维持到1950年. It was then decided to consolidate the company’s administrative, 销售和制造部门,并将所有业务都设在吉尔福德, ME.

Disaster and Recovery
After fire in 1958 destroys the plant and warehouse, 兢兢业业的业主和员工立即开始建设新的设施,并于1960年投入使用. 由于无法在公开市场上购买,大多数专业机械是由公司人员在现场制造的.

Move Toward Specialization
凤凰体育APP买球决定更多地参与医疗保健产品的生产. 决定进入棉花倾倒和无菌包装市场,为未来开发拭子和标本采集设备奠定了基础.

FDA Approval Secured
凤凰体育APP买球在联邦食品和药物管理局注册为医疗设备制造商.

Adapting to Market Demands
凤凰体育APP买球将纤维梳理设备在线,以更有效地准备棉花, 人造丝和聚酯纤维,以更好地满足医疗保健行业的需求.
1984 – Reaching for the Stars
罗纳德·里根总统呼吁美国宇航局在10年内建立一个国际空间站. Puritan supplies the project with samples for various uses.

A Tip of the Hat
朝圣者的帽子被添加到凤凰体育APP买球的标志,以反映和体现奉献精神, honor and determination of the Puritan pilgrims.

On to Industrial Market
Puritan rolls out new technology, producing foam-tipped applicators for industrial uses, as well as for medical and specimen collection applications.

International Certification Achieved
全球国际标准组织(ISO)认证凤凰体育APP买球的生产设施. 1998年,CE标志,表示已获欧盟标准认可.
2000 – Forensics in our Homes
《凤凰体育买球》在哥伦比亚广播公司首播,开启了法医科学和棉签的应用! ——成为流行的电视警匪片类型和美国的文化意识.

Second Product Patented
Puritan发布了其第二项专利产品,DM™伤口测量设备. 它加入了Popule®,一种用于现场采集微量DNA的无菌泡沫拭子.

From One Manufacturer to Two
硬木产品公司仍然作为硬木产品公司LP,但重组生产产品作为两个独立的但在吉尔福德的附属公司. Puritan Medical Products Company LLC is born. 生产仍在吉尔福德,由创始家族所有.

Evidence of Ingenuity
Puritan将Cap-Shure®DNA标本采集设备引入法医学的世界.

Line Expansion
Puritan’s PurSwab line expands, 增加了一种新型的特种棉签用于对棉绒敏感的应用.

Innovation Continues
DNA收集设备现在提供“免费”的人类DNA污染.
2009 – WHO Calls, Puritan Answers
世界卫生组织对全球猪流感大流行实行最高警戒级别, 凤凰体育APP买球竭尽全力推动标本采集设备的生产. That same year, home ancestry DNA kits enter the marketplace.

Game-changing Products
Puritan debuts its patented line of high-performance flocked swabs. PurFlock Ultra®和HydraFlock®棉签提供优越的收集和快速释放性能. EnviroMax ®, EnviroMax Plus ®, ESK®Sampling Kit产品满足食品和药品行业的环境采样需求.

Innovation in Transport Mediums
UniTranz-RT®和Opti-Swab®-凤凰体育APP买球的病毒和细菌运输的优越介质, coupled with Puritan’s well-established specimen collection swabs, are launched.

Award-winning Technology
凤凰体育APP买球揭开了它的交通媒体系统的面纱,同时也获得了一个创新奖 & 缅因州家族企业研究所颁发的科技奖.
2018 – Worst Flu Season in Nearly a Decade
凤凰体育APP买球提供诊断产品来对抗近十年来最严重的流感季节.

Celebrating 100 Years
推出100周年纪念标志和为期一年的庆祝活动, 在不断提高生产能力和扩大员工队伍的同时.
COVID-19 Response Team
当白宫要求普里坦提高能力以满足美国COVID-19检测计划的需求时,普里坦直面了挑战. With the support of the Task Force, bringing both financial and technological assets, 凤凰体育买球已经将生产扩大到两个新的生产设施,专注于生产泡沫塑料和凤凰体育买球的专利植绒棉签.
Present & Future
凤凰体育APP买球将始终走在前沿,满足新兴技术的需求. Our continuing R&D和设施的扩展使凤凰体育买球在患者护理的一次性产品方面继续保持领导地位, diagnostics, controlled environments, environmental sampling and forensic and genetics markets.