Infringement action response

NMT Group PLC
11 June 2002



11 June 2002



               NMT RESPONDS TO PATENT INFRINGEMENT ACTION

New Medical Technology Group PLC ('NMT') announces that Retractable
Technologies, Inc, has filed an action for patent infringement against NMT, New
Medical Technology Ltd and its US subsidiary, New Medical Technology, Inc.

A parent patent owned by the plaintiff was among those cited by NMT when the
Company submitted its application for its needle retraction technology to the US
patent office.  NMT will vigorously defend its patent position.

NMT's US patent attorney, Anthony Niewyk of Baker & Daniels, said:


'We are confident that NMT has a strong patent position and that these
allegations have no merit.'



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