ULTIMED PROVIDES AHOLD PRIVATE LABEL CAREONE Rx ULTIGUARD

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA – January 17, 2006 - UltiMed, Inc. announces the roll-out of the CareOneRx UltiGuard. Ahold USA is now selling and distributing the UltiGuard syringe line throughout the 650 retail pharmacies of Giant, Stop-n-Shop and Tops.

UltiMed, Inc. which is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota markets syringes, needles, pen needles, lancets and innovative dual-purpose sharps containers for both the domestic and international markets. The Company owns and operates state of the art medical device manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and abroad. UltiMed also has a wide range of global business partners to assist in bringing its broad spectrum of medical products to customers around the world.

UltiMed Inc., 287 East 6th Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 www.ulti-care.com