SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL INC
10-Q, 1998-05-14
SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------

             Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                  For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 1998

                         Commission File Number 0-26694

                 SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                   Delaware                                93-0945003
        (State or other jurisdiction of        (IRS Employer Identification No.)
        incorporation or organization)


                  655 East Medical Drive, Bountiful, Utah 84010
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (801) 298-3360
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                X  Yes    No

     Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the issuer's  classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                 Class                           Outstanding as of May 14, 1998
                 -----                           ------------------------------
     Common Stock, $.02 par value                          12,271,440


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                        PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

        SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      (A Company in the Development Stage)
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                               March 31,           December 31,
Assets                                                                           1998                  1997
- ------                                                                    ------------------    ------------------
Current assets:
<S>                                                                     <C>                    <C>                
Cash                                                                    $          1,683,238   $         1,441,556
Short-term investments                                                             1,966,333                     -
Accounts receivable                                                                  251,076                34,328
Inventories                                                                           77,505                72,352
Amounts due from related parties                                                       1,795                     -
Prepaid expenses and other                                                            58,062                56,891
                                                                           ------------------    ------------------
Total current assets                                                               4,038,009             1,605,127

Property  and equipment, net                                                       1,504,334             1,450,429
Patents and intellectual property, net                                               213,451               229,857
Security deposit                                                                      22,500                     -
                                                                           ==================    ==================
Total assets                                                            $          5,778,294   $         3,285,413
                                                                           ==================    ==================

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable                                                        $            155,576   $           469,948
Accrued liabilities                                                                  292,803               398,022
Amounts due to related parties                                                             -               127,195
                                                                           ------------------    ------------------
Total current liabilities                                                            448,379               995,165
                                                                           ------------------    ------------------

Deferred royalty revenue                                                           1,750,000             1,750,000
                                                                           ------------------    ------------------

Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, no
shares outstanding                                                                         -                     -
Common stock, $.02 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 12,271,440
and 10,129,842 shares outstanding, respectively                                      245,429               202,597
Additional paid-in capital                                                        14,612,873            12,113,346
Series C warrants to purchase common stock                                                 -               310,994
Series D warrants to purchase common stock                                         1,937,952               388,158
Common stock subscriptions receivable                                              (209,200)             (209,200)
Deferred consulting expense                                                         (40,200)              (40,200)
Deficit accumulated during the development stage                                (12,966,939)          (12,225,447)
                                                                           ------------------    ------------------
Total stockholders' equity                                                         3,579,915               540,248
                                                                           ------------------    ------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                              $          5,778,294   $         3,285,413
                                                                           ==================    ==================
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     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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        SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      (A Company in the Development Stage)
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                                                                     
                                                                  Three Months Ended                   Period from 
                                                       -----------------------------------------      Inception to 
                                                           March 31,             March 31,              March 31,
                                                             1998                   1997                   1998
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    -------------------

<S>                                                 <C>                   <C>                    <C>                  
Sales                                               $              8,677  $              39,478  $             746,703
Cost of sales                                                      6,985                 34,571                534,939
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    -------------------

Gross margin on sales                                              1,692                  4,907                211,764
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    -------------------

Development fees                                                 237,431                      -                487,431
Cost of development fees                                         189,945                      -                189,945
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    -------------------

Gross margin on development fees                                  47,486                      -                297,486
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    -------------------

Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative                              605,339                649,314              9,574,488
Research and development                                         233,963                299,284              3,785,595
Write-off of operating assets                                          -                      -                419,992
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    -------------------
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    -------------------

Total operating expenses                                         839,302                948,598             13,780,075
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    -------------------

Loss from operations                                            (790,124)              (943,691)           (13,270,825)

Interest income                                                   44,577                  2,094                283,521
Other income                                                       4,055                  7,500                 48,534
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    -------------------

Net loss                                                        (741,492)              (934,097)           (12,938,770)
Less preference stock dividends                                        -                      -                (28,169)
                                                       ------------------    -------------------    ===================
Net loss applicable to common shares                $           (741,492)  $           (934,097)  $        (12,966,939)
                                                                                                    ===================
                                                       ==================    ===================

Net loss per common share (basic and diluted)       $               (.06)  $               (.11)
                                                       ==================    ===================

Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding (basic and diluted)                               11,635,394              8,741,105
                                                       ==================    ===================

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     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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        SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      (A Company in the Development Stage)
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (Unaudited)

                          Increase (Decrease) in Cash

                                                                       Three Months Ended              
                                                               -----------------------------------      Period from 
                                                                                                        Inception to
                                                                  March 31,          March 31,            March 31,
                                                                    1998                1997                 1998
                                                               ----------------    ---------------     ---------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                         <C>                 <C>                <C>               
Net loss                                                    $         (741,492) $        (934,097) $      (12,938,770)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization                                           59,752             53,384             587,411
Common stock issued for services                                             -                  -              18,500
Noncash consulting expense                                                   -                  -             453,300
Loss on disposition of assets                                                -                  -             421,283
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Short-term investments                                              (1,966,333)                 -          (1,966,333)
Accounts receivable                                                   (216,748)            (1,899)           (251,076)
Amounts due from related parties                                        (1,795)                 -              (1,795)
Inventories                                                             (5,153)               821             (77,505)
Prepaid expenses and other                                              (1,171)            25,687             (58,062)
Security deposit                                                       (22,500)                 -             (22,500)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                              (272,591)           (81,916)            448,379
Amounts due to related parties                                        (127,195)                 -                   -
Deferred royalty revenue                                                     -                  -           1,750,000
                                                               ----------------    ---------------     ---------------
Net cash used in operating activities                               (3,295,226)          (938,020)        (11,637,168)
                                                               ----------------    ---------------     ---------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment                                     (97,251)          (107,311)         (2,270,332)
Purchase of patents and intellectual property                                -                  -            (356,146)
                                                               ----------------    ---------------     ---------------
Net cash used in investing activities                                  (97,251)          (107,311)         (2,626,478)
                                                               ----------------    ---------------     ---------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock                               2,555,359          1,326,455          12,317,800
Proceeds from issuance of common stock warrants                      1,078,800                  -           1,777,952
Proceeds from stock subscriptions                                            -                  -             330,300
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock                                    -                  -           1,164,001
Proceeds from issuance of redeemable
preference stock                                                             -                  -             240,000
Payments on redeemable preference stock
and dividends                                                                -                  -            (268,169)
Net borrowings on stockholder loans                                          -                  -             385,000
                                                               ----------------    ---------------     ---------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                            3,634,159          1,326,455          15,946,884
                                                               ----------------    ---------------     ---------------
Net increase in cash                                                   241,682            281,124           1,683,238
Cash at beginning of period                                          1,441,556            252,694                   -
                                                               ================    ===============     ===============
Cash at end of period                                       $        1,683,238  $         533,818  $        1,683,238
                                                               ================    ===============     ===============
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     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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         SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                      (A Company in the Development Stage)
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                                       Three Months Ended                          
                                                               -----------------------------------
                                                                                                        Period from    
                                                                  March 31,          March 31,          Inception to 
                                                                    1998                1997           March 31, 1998
                                                               ----------------    ---------------     ---------------

Supplemental Disclosures of Noncash Investing and
Financing Activities:
<S>                                                         <C>                 <C>                <C>               
In-kind dividends on redeemable preference stock            $                -  $               -  $           28,169
Common stock issued for subscription receivable                              -                  -             548,000
Common stock issued for services                                        37,500                  -              37,500
Series "D" warrants issued for services                                160,000                  -             160,000
Conversion of stockholder debt to common stock                               -                  -             485,000
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     See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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        SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      (A Company in the Development Stage)
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)



(1)  Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     The  accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements have been
prepared  by the  Company  without  audit.  In the  opinion of  management,  all
adjustments  (consisting of normal recurring  adjustments)  necessary to present
fairly the financial  position,  results of operations  and cash flows as of the
dates and for the periods presented herein have been made.

     Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
have  been  condensed  or  omitted  pursuant  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  rules  and  regulations.   It  is  suggested  that  these  condensed
consolidated  financial  statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial  statements and notes thereto  included in the Company's  December 31,
1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The results of operations for the three months
ended March 31, 1998, are not  necessarily  indicative of the operating  results
that may result for the year ending  December 31, 1998. The accounting  policies
followed by the Company  are set forth in Note 1 to the  Company's  consolidated
financial statements in its December 31, 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2)  Net Loss Per Common Share

     Net loss per common share is based on the weighted average number of common
shares  outstanding.  Stock  options,  warrants  and  preferred  shares prior to
conversion are not included in the calculation  because their inclusion would be
antidilutive,  thereby reducing the net loss per common share. Therefore,  there
is no  difference  between  basic and diluted net loss per common  share for the
periods presented. The Company has common stock options and warrants outstanding
that,  if  exercised,  would result in the issuance of an  additional 10,259,537
shares of common stock.

(3)  Short-Term Investments

     Short-term  investments  at  March  31,  1998  consist  of  investments  in
commercial paper having maturity dates from May 29, 1998 to August 31, 1998 with
discount rates ranging from 5.34% to 5.7%.

(4)  Issuance of Securities

     In January 1998, the Company  completed a private  placement  wherein gross
proceeds of  $5,220,000  were raised  through an offering of units to accredited
investors for $2.00 per Unit.  Each Unit consisted of one share of the Company's
common stock and one Series D Warrant to purchase one share of common stock at a
price of $2.00 per share.

     In March 1997, the Company  completed a private  placement wherein proceeds
totaling $1,539,570 were received in exchange for the issuance of 513,190 shares
of common stock and Series C Warrants to purchase 171,064 shares of common stock
at $3.00 per share. In December 1997, in conjunction with the private  placement
completed in January 1998, the board of directors of the Company  authorized the
Company to offer the March 1997 private  placement  investors the opportunity to
exchange the securities  purchased in that placement for the number of units the
investor  could have  purchased in the January 1998  private  placement  had the
investment been made under the January 1998 private  placement terms rather than
the March 1997 terms. All of the March 1997 investors  elected to convert to the
January 1998 private  placement  terms which  conversion  was completed in March
1998. As a result of this transaction,  the Company issued an additional 256,598
shares of common stock, retired all of the Series C Warrants and issued Series D
Warrants to acquire 769,787 shares of common stock at $2.00 per share.

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     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the January 1998 private  placement,  Dr.
Gale H. Thorne ("Dr.  Thorne"),  a director and  vice-president  of the Company,
released the Company from certain royalty  obligations and the Company issued to
Dr.  Thorne and his assigns  other  warrants to purchase  750,000  shares of the
Company's  common  stock.  The Company also issued 25,000 shares of common stock
and 25,000 Series D Warrants to an unaffiliated  financial advisor in connection
with the January 1998 private placement. An additional 175,000 Series D Warrants
were issued to an unaffiliated  financial  advisor as compensation  for services
rendered.  The Company also issued 50,000 warrants to an executive  officer of a
subsidiary  of the Company in  connection  with the  execution of an  employment
agreement.

(5)  Quantum Imaging Corporation

     In  October  1995,  the  Company  and  Zerbec,  Inc.  ("Zerbec"),  as joint
venturers,  formed Quantum Imaging Corporation ("QIC") to develop,  manufacture,
and market an improved filmless digitized imaging system. The Company and Zerbec
are equal owners of QIC.  Pursuant to the terms of the joint venture  agreement,
among other things, Zerbec has an option to acquire two-thirds of SHP's interest
in QIC for one dollar if certain  funding  objectives  are not met (the  "Zerbec
Option").  On April 3, 1998,  the Company  entered into an agreement with Zerbec
wherein the  Company  agreed to pay to Zerbec  $110,000  for  expenses  incurred
through  March 31,  1998 along with  $10,000  per month until the earlier of the
date on which QIC  receives $3 million in funding or until  September  30, 1998.
The  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheet as of March 31, 1998 includes an
accrual for the $110,000 of expenses which were subsequently paid in April 1998.
In consideration for these payments, Zerbec will relinquish the Zerbec Option if
$3 million in funding is received by Quantum before September 30, 1998.

(6)  Subsequent Events

     In  June 1998, the lease related to the  Company's  principal  offices will
expire.  Accordingly,  the  Company  has  entered  into  a new  five-year  lease
agreement for facilities that will accommodate the Company's  administration  as
well as research and development and anticipated low volume  manufacturing.  The
agreement  was  entered  into on April 1,  1998 and  subsequently  amended.  The
agreement  provides for the lease of 17,273 square feet of total space at a cost
of approximately $276,400 for the first year, which rate will increase at a rate
of four  percent  per year  during the  five-year  term of the lease.  The lease
provides  for  occupancy on June 1, 1998.  Management  has  determined  that the
increase in the total space leased by the Company is  necessary  to  accommodate
the expected growth of the Company, its employees and activities.

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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.

     The following discussion and analysis provides information which management
believes  is  relevant  to an  assessment  and  understanding  of the  Company's
consolidated  results of operations  and  financial  condition.  The  discussion
should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements,  related notes and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition  and  Results of  Operations  for the year ended  December  31,  1997.
Wherever in this  discussion the term "Company" is used, it should be understood
to refer to Specialized  Health Products  International,  Inc.  ("SHPI") and its
wholly  owned  subsidiaries,  Specialized  Health  Products,  Inc.  ("SHP")  and
Specialized  Cooperative  Corporation  ("SCC"),  on a consolidated basis, except
where the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Overview

     From its inception, the Company has incurred losses from operations.  As of
March 31, 1998, the Company had cumulative net losses totaling  $12,938,770.  To
date, the Company's principal focus has been the design,  development,  testing,
and evaluation of its Safety Cradle(R) sharps  containers,  ExtreSafe(R)  Lancet
Strip,  ExtreSafe(R)  medical needle  withdrawal  technology,  intravenous  flow
gauge,  blood  collection  device,  and  other  products,  and  the  design  and
development  of its  molds  and  production  processes  relating  to its  Safety
Cradle(R) sharps containers and ExtreSafe(R) Lancet Strip.

Financial Position

     The  Company  had  $1,683,238  in cash as of March 31,  1998 in addition to
$1,966,333 in short-term  interest  bearing  investments.  This  represented  an
increase of $2,208,015  from December 31, 1997.  Working capital as of March 31,
1998,  increased  to  $3,589,630  as compared to $609,962 at December  31, 1997.
These  increases  were largely due to the  completion of a private  placement of
securities by the Company that closed in January 1998, as discussed below.

Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997

     During  the three  months  ended  March 31,  1998,  the  Company  had total
revenues of $246,108,  comprised of $237,431 in  development  fees and $8,677 in
product  sales;  compared  with  revenues of $39,478 for the three  months ended
March 31, 1997, comprised entirely of revenues from product sales.

     All of the Company's development fee revenues during the three months ended
March 31, 1998, were received  pursuant to a development  and license  agreement
(the "J&J  Agreement")  with Johnson & Johnson Medical,  Inc.  ("J&J").  The J&J
Agreement  provides  that the  Company  and J&J will seek to  commercialize  two
products using the ExtreSafe(R)  medical needle withdrawal  technology.  The J&J
Agreement provides for monthly development fee payments by J&J, sharing of field
related patent costs,  payments for initial periods of low volume manufacturing,
an ongoing royalty stream and a J&J investment in molds,  assembly equipment and
other  capital  costs  related to  commercialization  of each  product.  The J&J
Agreement  also provides for an ongoing joint  cooperative  program  between the
Company and J&J which  derives  future  funding  directly  from sales of certain
products, including joint cooperative program products, low volume manufacturing
revenue for the  Company and an ongoing  royalty  stream for  additional  safety
products which are jointly  approved for  development.  The Company  anticipates
that revenues from  development  fees under the J&J Agreement  will not decrease
during  the  remainder  of 1998 and sales are  expected  to begin  under the J&J
Agreement in early 1999.

     Substantially all of the Company's product sales for the three months ended
March 31,  1998 and 1997,  were  generated  from sales of the  Company's  Safety
Cradle(R)  sharps  containers.  The  Company  employs a limited  number of sales
people  and  seeks  to  market  and  sell  its  products   through   third-party
distributors  and/or licensees.  Consistent with this strategy,  in August 1996,

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the Company  entered  into a  distribution  agreement  (the "BDSDS  Distribution
Agreement") with Becton Dickinson and Company Sharps Disposal Systems  ("BDSDS")
whereby  BDSDS is marketing and  distributing  the  Company's  Safety  Cradle(R)
sharps containers.

     BDSDS began selling the Safety Cradle(R) sharps  containers under the BDSDS
Distribution Agreement in the first quarter of 1997. During 1997, however, BDSDS
did not order the  minimum  required  amount of  product  under the terms of the
BDSDS  Distribution  Agreement and,  therefore,  BDSDS'  exclusive  distribution
rights became nonexclusive.  In addition, the Company gave notice of termination
of the BDSDS  Distribution  Agreement,  as it is authorized to do in the case of
BDSDS' failure to purchase the minimum  amount of product  required by the BDSDS
Distribution   Agreement.   The  parties   subsequently  agreed  to  extend  the
termination date and exclusivity  provision of the BDSDS Distribution  Agreement
until May 26,  1998 to give  BDSDS  the  opportunity  to  purchase  the  minimum
products specified in the BDSDS Distribution Agreement.

     The  Distribution  Agreement  provides that products may be sold, at BDSDS'
option,  either under the  Company's  name or under BDSDS'  label.  The products
will,  however,  be imprinted  with the Company's  name.  The sales price of the
products to BDSDS under the Distribution Agreement can be adjusted under certain
circumstances  for changes in raw material  costs during the initial term of the
Distribution  Agreement.  The Company is not required to distribute  any future,
unrelated products through BDSDS.

     Company  management  is  disappointed  with sales of the  Safety  Cradle(R)
sharps containers under the BDSDS  Distribution  Agreement and hopes to increase
sales by negotiating a more favorable  agreement with BDSDS or one or more other
distributors  and/or  licensees with the proper focus and strategy to accelerate
sales of the Company's sharps containers into the home healthcare market.  There
is no assurance, however, that a favorable distribution and/or license agreement
will be  negotiated  between  the  Company  and BDSDS or any other party or that
sales will improve.

     License  and  distribution  arrangements,  such as those  discussed  above,
create  certain  risks for the  Company,  including  (i)  reliance  for sales of
products  on  other  parties,  and  therefore  reliance  on the  other  parties'
marketing ability, marketing plans and credit-worthiness;  (ii) if the Company's
products are marketed under other parties' labels,  goodwill associated with use
of the  products may inure to the benefit of the other  parties  rather than the
Company;  (iii) the Company may have only  limited  protection  from  changes in
manufacturing  costs and raw materials costs; and (iv) if the Company is reliant
on other parties for all or  substantially  all of its sales, the Company may be
limited in its ability to negotiate with such other parties upon any renewals of
their agreements.  Further,  because such arrangements are generally expected to
provide the Company's  marketing  partners with certain  elements of exclusivity
with respect to the  products to be marketed by those  partners,  the  Company's
success will be highly dependent on the results obtained by its partners.

     Research  and  development  ("R&D")  expenses  were  $233,963 for the three
months ended March 31, 1998,  compared with $299,284 for the  comparable  period
from the prior year.  The  Company's  R&D efforts  during the three month period
ended March 31, 1998,  focused on  development  of several  additional  products
utilizing the ExtreSafe(R)  medical needle  withdrawal  technology and continued
development work on a filmless digitized imaging technology (which was performed
by Quantum Imaging  Corporation,  but was funded by the Company).  The Company's
R&D  efforts  in the three  month  period  ended  March  31,  1997,  focused  on
development of the ExtreSafe(R)  Lancet Strip,  development  relating to several
products  utilizing the ExtreSafe(R)  medical needle  withdrawal  technology and
development  work on the  filmless  digitized  imaging  technology  performed by
Quantum Imaging Corporation.

     R&D  expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 1998, were less than
R&D expenditures for each of the three months ended June 30, 1997, September 30,
1997 and December 31, 1997, due mainly to receipt of development  fees under the
J&J Agreement.  Should capital resources become limited,  further  reductions in
R&D  expenditures  are unlikely  unless and until the Company reduces its staff.
Downsizing may have a material adverse effect on product development. Management
does not intend to downsize.  With the  increased  R&D  associated  with the J&J
Agreement, the Company may hire additional employees and consultants.

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     Selling,  general and  administrative  expenses were $605,339 for the three
months ended March 31, 1998,  compared with $649,314 for the  comparable  period
from  the  prior  year.  The  decrease   resulted   mainly  from  reductions  in
professional and consulting fees.

     Selling,  general and administrative expenses during the three months ended
March 31, 1998,  were also less than amounts  expended  during each of the three
months ended June 30,  1997,  September  30, 1997 and December 31, 1997.  Should
capital  resources  become limited, further  reductions in selling,  general and
administrative  expenses  will be  difficult  without  reducing  the  number  of
employees  or  reducing  the number of and scope of patent  applications  in the
United States and abroad.  Reductions in the Company's  work force or the number
of and scope of patent application filings may have a material adverse effect on
the sale and  commercialization  of the Company's products.  Management does not
intend to downsize or limit the number or scope of the Company's  patent filings
unless  liquidity  concerns  force the Company to do so. With an increase in the
Company's  R&D and  related  activities,  associated  principally  with  the J&J
Agreement, the Company may experience an increase in associated selling, general
and administrative costs.

     Interest  and other income was $48,632 for the three months ended March 31,
1998,  compared with $9,594 for the  comparable  period from the prior year. The
difference in interest  income  between said periods  relates mainly to interest
earned on funds on deposit and short-term interest bearing investments. As funds
on deposit and interest bearing short-term investments have decreased so has the
interest income.  Unless the Company  generates  additional cash through product
sales or financings,  interest income during the remainder of 1998 will decrease
as funds on deposit and interest bearing short-term investments are reduced.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     To date,  the Company  has  financed  its  operations  principally  through
private  placements of equity  securities,  proceeds from the exercise of common
stock  options,  and advanced  royalties and  development  fees. The Company has
generated   $15,946,884  in  net  proceeds  through  financing  activities  from
inception  through  March  31,  1998.  The  Company  used net cash in  operating
activities  of  $3,295,226  during the three months ended March 31, 1998.  As of
March  31,  1998,  the  Company's  liabilities  totaled  $448,379,  and  it  had
$1,750,000  in  deferred  royalty  revenue  relating  to  royalties  the Company
received from Becton Dickinson and Company Infusion Therapy Division pursuant to
a  license  agreement   relating  to  a  single  application  of  the  Company's
ExtreSafe(R)  safety  needle  withdrawal  technology.  The  Company  had working
capital as of March 31, 1998 of $3,589,630.

     The  Company's  working  capital  and other  capital  requirements  for the
foreseeable future will vary based upon a number of factors, including the costs
to complete  development and bring the  ExtreSafe(R)  medical needle  withdrawal
technology,  intravenous flow gauge,  blood collection device and other products
to commercial viability,  and the level of sales of and marketing for the Safety
Cradle(R) sharps containers and ExtreSafe(R)  Lancet Strip. The Company believes
that existing funds,  license fees,  development  fees, and funds generated from
sales,  will be  sufficient  to support  the  Company's  operations  and planned
capital  expenditures  through 1998. The Company may, however,  raise additional
funds through a public or private offering if, in the opinion of management, the
Company is in need of additional  funding.  There is no assurance  that any such
offering  will be completed or that,  if  completed,  the terms of such offering
will be favorable to the Company.

     In January 1998,  the Company  completed a private  placement (the "January
Private  Placement")  wherein it raised gross proceeds of $5,220,000  through an
offering  of units to  accredited  investors  for  $2.00  per  unit.  Each  unit
consisted  of one share of Common  Stock and one Series D Warrant.  Pursuant  to
requirements of the January Private  Placement,  the Company provided each March
1997 private placement  investor with the opportunity to exchange the securities
purchased in the March 1997  placement for a number of units the investor  could
have purchased in the January  Private  Placement had the  investment  been made
under the January  Private  Placement terms rather than the March 1997 terms. In
February 1998, all of the March 1997 investors elected to convert to the January
Private Placement terms. As a result of the conversion, all outstanding Series C
Warrants  were  canceled and the Company  issued  256,598  additional  shares of
Common  Stock  and  769,787  additional  Series  D  Warrants.  Pursuant  to  the

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requirements of the January Private Placement, Dr. Gale H. Thorne ("Dr. Thorne")
released the Company from certain  future  royalty  obligations  and the Company
issued to Dr. Thorne and his assigns  750,000 other  warrants.  The Company also
issued  25,000  shares  of  Common  Stock  and  25,000  Series D  Warrants  to a
unaffiliated  financial  advisor  for  services in  connection  with the January
Private  Placement,  175,000  Series D  Warrants  to an  unaffiliated  financial
advisor for services not in connection  with the January  Private  Placement and
50,000  warrants  to an  executive  officer of a  subsidiary  of the  Company in
connection with the execution of an employment agreement.

     In 1995,  the Company  and Zerbec,  Inc.  ("Zerbec"),  as joint  venturers,
formed Quantum  Imaging  Corporation  ("Quantum") to develop,  manufacture,  and
market an improved filmless  digitized imaging system.  Pursuant to the terms of
the joint venture agreement, Zerbec assigned patented filmless digitized imaging
technology to Quantum and will provide  ongoing  support for the development and
commercialization  of the  technology.  The joint  venture  also gave Zerbec the
right to acquire  two-thirds  of the  Company's  interest  in Quantum if certain
funding objectives were not achieved (the "Zerbec Option").

     Quantum was  unsuccessful  in meeting the funding  objectives.  On April 3,
1998,  however,  the Company and Zerbec  entered into an  agreement  whereby the
Company agreed to pay Zerbec $110,000 for expenses  Zerbec had incurred  through
March 31,  1998 on  Quantum's  behalf  along with  $10,000  per month  until the
earlier  of the date on which  Quantum  receives  $3 million in funding or until
September 30, 1998. In consideration for these payments,  Zerbec will relinquish
the  Zerbec  Option if $3  million in  funding  is  received  by Quantum  before
September 30, 1998. There can be no assurance that Quantum will be successful in
timely  raising  the $3  million  in  funding  or that the  Company's  ownership
interest in Quantum  will not decrease as a result of the exercise of the Zerbec
Option and/or from dilution related to outside financing.

Inflation

     The Company does not expect the impact of inflation on its operations to be
significant.

Forward-Looking Statements

     When used in this Form 10-Q,  in other filings by the Company with the SEC,
in the Company's  press releases or other public or stockholder  communications,
or in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized  executive officer
of the Company,  the words or phrases  "would be," "will  allow,"  "intends to,"
"will likely  result,"  "are expected to," "will  continue,"  "is  anticipated,"
"estimate,"   "project,"  or  similar   expressions  are  intended  to  identify
"forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

     The  Company   cautions   readers  not  to  place  undue  reliance  on  any
forward-looking  statements,  which speak only as of the date made, are based on
certain  assumptions and expectations  which may or may not be valid or actually
occur,  and which  involve  various risks and  uncertainties,  including but not
limited to risk of  product  demand,  market  acceptance,  economic  conditions,
competitive   products  and  pricing,   difficulties  in  product   development,
commercialization,  and  technology,  changes in the regulation of safety health
care products,  and other risks.  Furthermore,  manufacturing  delays may result
from  additional  mold redesigns or delays may result from the failure to timely
obtain FDA  approval  to sell  future  products.  In  addition,  sales and other
revenues may not commence as anticipated due to delays or otherwise. If and when
product sales commence, sales may not reach the levels anticipated. As a result,
the Company's  actual  results for future periods could differ  materially  from
those anticipated or projected.

     Unless  otherwise   required  by  applicable  law,  the  Company  does  not
undertake,   and   specifically   disclaims  any   obligation,   to  update  any
forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences,  developments,  unanticipated
events or circumstances after the date of such statement.

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                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

     None.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities.

     In January 1998,  the Company  completed a private  placement (the "January
Private   Placement")  wherein  it  raised  gross  proceeds  of  $5,220,000  and
approximate  net proceeds of  $4,948,500  through an offering of units solely to
accredited  investors  without  general  solicitation  for $2.00  per unit.  The
securities  were issued  under Rule 506 of  Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities  Act").  Each unit consisted
of one share of Common Stock and one Series D Warrant.  Each Series D Warrant is
exercisable for one share of the Company's  common stock at an exercise price of
$2.00 for a period  expiring  two years from the date a  registration  statement
covering the sale of the shares of common stock underlying the Series D Warrants
becomes effective. The Company did not use an underwriter in connection with the
January Private Placement.

     Pursuant to  requirements  of the January  Private  Placement,  the Company
provided accredited investors in the Company's March 1997 private placement with
opportunity to exchange the securities purchased in the March 1997 placement for
a number of units the  investor  could have  purchased  in the  January  Private
Placement had the investment been made under the January Private Placement terms
rather than the March 1997 terms. See  "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and Capital Resources."
In February 1998, all of the March 1997 accredited  investors elected to convert
to the January Private Placement terms in reliance on the registration exemption
found in Rule 506 of Regulation D and Sections  3(9) and 4(2) of the  Securities
Act.  As a result of the  conversion,  all  outstanding  Series C Warrants  were
canceled and the Company  issued 256,598  additional  shares of Common Stock and
769,787 additional Series D Warrants.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the January Private  Placement,  in January
1998, Dr. Gale H. Thorne, a director and vice-president of the Company, released
the Company  from  certain  royalty  obligations  and the Company  issued to Dr.
Thorne and his  assigns  warrants to purchase  750,000 of the  Company's  common
stock.  In January  1998,  the Company also issued 25,000 shares of Common Stock
and 25,000 Series D Warrants to an unaffiliated accredited financial advisor for
services in connection  with the January  Private  Placement,  175,000  Series D
Warrants to an  unaffiliated  accredited  financial  advisor for services not in
connection  with  the  January  Private  Placement  and  50,000  warrants  to an
executive  officer  of a  subsidiary  of the  Company  in  connection  with  the
execution  of  an  employment  agreement.  The  securities  referenced  in  this
paragraph  were issued  under Rule 506 of  Regulation  D and Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

     None.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to Vote of Securityholders.

     None.

Item 5.  Other Information.

     None.

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Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

     (a)
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NO.                            DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

3(i).1                  Restated  Certificate of  Incorporation  of the Company.
                        (Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  3(i).1 of the
                        Company's  current  report on Form 8-K,  dated  July 28,
                        1995)
3(i).2                  Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
                        of the  Company.  (Incorporated  by reference to Exhibit
                        3(i).2 of the Company's  Form 10-K,  dated  December 31,
                        1996).
3(i).3                  Articles   of   Incorporation   of   Specialized  Health
                        Products,  Inc.  ("SHP")  (Incorporated  by reference to
                        Exhibit  3(i).2  of  the  Company's  Form  10-K,   dated
                        December 31, 1995)
3(i).4                  Articles of Amendment of SHP  (Incorporated by reference
                        to Exhibit  3(i).3 of the  Company's  Form  10-K,  dated
                        December 31, 1995)
3(ii).1                 Second  Amended  and  Restated  Bylaws  of  the  Company
                        (Incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit  3(ii).1 of the
                        Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated December 31,
                        1997)..
3(ii).2                 Bylaws of SHP  (Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit
                        3(ii).2 of the Company's  Form 10-K,  dated December 31,
                        1995)
4.1                     Form of  Series A  Warrant Certificate  (Incorporated by
                        reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's  Annual Report
                        on Form 10-K, dated December 31, 1995).
4.2                     Form of Series B  Warrant Certificate  (Incorporated  by
                        reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's  Annual Report
                        on Form 10-K, dated December 31, 1995).
4.3                     Form of Series D  Warrant Certificate  (Incorporated  by
                        reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's  Annual Report
                        on Form 10-K, dated December 31, 1997).
4.4                     Form  of  SHPI  Warrant  Certificate  (Incorporated   by
                        reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Company's  Annual Report
                        on Form 10-K, dated December 31, 1997).
10.1                    Form of  Employment  Agreement with  Executive  Officers
                        (Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.3  of  the
                        Company's Form 10-K, dated December 31, 1995)
10.2                    Form of Indemnity  Agreement with Executive Officers and
                        Directors  (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of
                        the Company's Form 10-K, dated December 31, 1995)
10.3                    Form  of  Confidentiality   Agreement  (Incorporated  by
                        reference  to Exhibit 10.5 of the  Company's  Form 10-K,
                        dated December 31, 1995)
10.4                    Joint Venture  Agreement  between SHP and Zerbec,  Inc.,
                        dated  October 30, 1995  (Incorporated  by  reference to
                        Exhibit 10.6 of the Company's Form 10-K,  dated December
                        31, 1995)
10.5                    Distribution Agreement between SHP and Becton, Dickinson
                        and Company  (Incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 10.1
                        of the  Company's  Current  Report on Form 8-K/A,  dated
                        August 26, 1996)
10.6                    License Agreement between SHP and Becton,  Dickinson and
                        Company  (Incorporated  by  reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
                        the Company's  Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 4,
                        1997)
10.7                    Distribution  and  License  Agreement  between  SHP  and
                        Johnson  and  Johnson  Medical,  Inc.  (Incorporated  by
                        reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  of the  Company's  Current
                        Report on Form 8-K/A, dated December 22, 1997)
27.1                    Financial Data Schedule

     (b) Reports on Form 8-K:

              One report,  dated December 22, 1997, was filed during the quarter
     ended March 31, 1998 reporting the J&J Agreement.



<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             SPECIALIZED HEALTH PRODUCTS 
                                             INTERNATIONAL, INC.:



                                             By /s/ David A. Robinson 
Date: 5/14/98                                  --------------------------------
                                             David A. Robinson
                                             President, Chief Executive Officer,
                                              Director




Date: 5/14/98                                By /s/ Charles D. Roe 
                                               -----------------------------
                                             Charles D. Roe
                                             Chief Financial Officer



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