Mr Hamilton will be responsible for the operational management of SurgiCount Medical, the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Patient Safety Technologies.

Prior to joining Patient Safety Technologies, Mr Hamilton has worked for over 18 years in SRI Surgical serving in a variety of executive positions. Most recently he was the senior vice president of process engineering & quality assurance in SRI.

Mr Hamilton is a member of several industry associations, including AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation), ASQ (American Society for Quality) and ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and is an active member of several AAMI working groups.

Brian Stewart, president and CEO of Patient Safety Technologies, said: “I am pleased to welcome Jack to the company and to announce the addition of an executive with such an extensive medical device operational background.”