RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SETTLES PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT AGAINST NEW MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (NMT) LITTLE ELM, Texas, April 29, 2004—Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: RVP), a leading maker of safety needle devices, today announced that it has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against New Medical Technology, Inc. (NMT, Inc.) and affiliates for $1