Keir Surgical is Awarded Exclusive Distributorship from Symmetry Medical
June 1, 2007

Vancouver, BC - Keir Surgical Ltd., a Canadian surgical instrument company, today announced that it has been awarded exclusive distributorship within the provinces of Ontario and Quebec from Symmetry Medical Inc., a provider of products to the global medical device industry.

"Seeing as we were Symmetry Medical's top distributor in 2006, and we have consistently surpassed Symmetry's sales targets year after year, we are very happy with Symmetry's decision to give us this exclusivity," stated Michael Fish, Keir Surgical's President. "Our company is about relationships. Our successful marriage with Riley Medical and Symmetry Medical spans fifteen years, and counting."

In recent news, Symmetry Medical Inc. acquired Riley Medical.

About Keir Surgical Ltd.
Keir Surgical Ltd. is a Canadian owned and operated surgical instrument and supplies company dedicated to providing its customers with quality products and service. Over the course of its 84 year history, Keir Surgical has been supplying Canada hospitals with high quality instrumentation, sterilization containers, cleaning products, and sterile monitoring devices.

In December 2006, Keir Surgical was awarded a major surgical instrument supply contract by MedBuy, Canada's largest purchasing organization (GPO) representing over 50 major hospitals across Canada.

About Symmetry Medical Inc.
Symmetry Medical is an independent provider of implants and related instruments and cases to other orthpaedic device industry and designs, develops, produces these products for companies in other segments of the medical device market, including dental, osteobiologic and endoscopy sectors and provides limited specialized products and services to non-healthcare markets, such as the aerospace market.

Symmetry Medical recently acquired Riley Medical, a leading manufacturer of standard custom cases, trays and containers to the medical device industry with locations in the US and Switzerland. Riley Medical has a solid intellectual property portfolio that features 23 issued patents. For more information: www.symmetrymedical.com

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Contact:
Michael Fish
Keir Surgical Ltd.
Tel: 604.261.9596

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