EXHIBIT 10.53


                           Oasis Information Exchange


                        CONTENT PROVIDER SALES AGREEMENT


           This Agreement  ("Agreement")  made and entered into this 29th day of
September,  2000 by and between Oasis Information Exchange (Oasis), an operating
division of Surgical Safety  Products,  Inc.  (SURG), a New York Corporation and
Karl Storz Endoscopy ("Content Provider").

           In consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows:


     1) Services.  Content  Provider hereby purchases and Oasis hereby sells the
     services described on A attached hereto (the "Services").


     2) Term.  This  Agreement  shall  commence  on  December  1, 2000 and shall
     continue for one year thereafter.


     3) Content  Provider Fees.  Content Provider shall pay Oasis in advance for
     the Services described on Exhibit A attached hereto.


     4) Additional  Terms.  Additional  terms, if any, to this Agreement are set
     forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.


     5)  Termination.  This  Agreement  may be terminated by a party if: (1) the
     other party has breached a covenant or  obligation  of this  Agreement  and
     such breach remains  uncured for five (5) days after written notice thereof
     is sent to the  breaching  party;  or (2) the other party ceases to conduct
     business; or (3) should sufficient sponsorships not be obtained.


     6) Relationship  of the Parties.  This Agreement does not make either party
     the employee,  agent or legal  representative  of the other for any purpose
     whatsoever. Neither party is granted any right or authority to assume or to
     create any obligation or responsibility,  express or implied,  on behalf of
     or in the name of the other  party.  Neither  party shall act or  represent
     itself or suffer or allow anyone else to hold themselves out as an agent or
     employee of the other party. Neither party shall have authority, express or
     implied,  to make any  representations or statements on behalf of the other
     party. In fulfilling its obligations  pursuant to this Agreement each party
     shall be acting as an independent contractor.


     7) Compliance with Laws and  Regulations.  Content Provider shall be solely
     responsible for compliance with all laws and regulations governing products
     offered or sold through Oasis.


     8)  Warranties  and  Representations.  Oasis  warrants  that  the  services
     performed by Oasis shall be in conformity with the  specifications  thereof
     under this Agreement. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, OASIS
     MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY
     WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.



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     9) Limitation  of  Liability.  IN NO EVENT SHALL OASIS BE LIABLE TO CONTENT
     PROVIDER FOR ANY INDIRECT,  SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR
     LOST PROFITS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PERFORMANCE
     OR  BREACH  THEREOF,  EVEN IF OASIS  HAS BEEN  ADVISED  OF THE  POSSIBILITY
     THEREOF.  OASIS'S  LIABILITY TO CONTENT  PROVIDER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT,  IF
     ANY,  SHALL IN NO EVENT  EXCEED THE TOTAL  AMOUNT  PAID TO OASIS BY CONTENT
     PROVIDER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.


     10)  Indemnification.  Content Provider shall indemnify,  defend,  and hold
     harmless Oasis, its officers,  directors,  employees, and agents, and their
     successors,  heirs, and assigns, from and against any and all loss, claims,
     suits, costs,  expenses,  liabilities,  personal or consequential  damages,
     proceedings,  and causes of action  arising  out of or  connected  with (i)
     Content Provider's breach of this Agreement; and (ii) the use and operation
     of any Products offered on Oasis pursuant to this Agreement.


     11)  Assignment.  Either party shall not assign this Agreement  without the
     prior written  consent of the other party.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,
     either  party may assign this  Agreement to any entity  resulting  from the
     merger or  consolidation  of such party, to any entity,  which is wholly or
     partly  owned by such party or its parent  entity,  or to any  affiliate of
     such  party  without  the prior  written  consent of the other  party.  The
     assignee  shall  give  thirty  (30)  days  prior  written  notice  of  such
     assignment  to the  other  party.  Any  assignment  in  violation  of  this
     provision shall have no force or effect.


     12)  Governing  Law. This  Agreement  shall be governed by and construed in
     accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.


     13)  Notices.  All  notices,  demands,  requests  and  other  communication
     required  or  permitted  hereunder  shall be in writing,  addressed  to the
     addressee  at its address set forth below or at such other  address as such
     party may have specified theretofore by notice delivered in accordance with
     this Section,  and shall be delivered by  registered  or certified  mail or
     personal service.


     14)  Integration/Modification.  This Agreement constitutes the complete and
     final  expression  of the  agreement  of the  parties  and  supersedes  all
     previous  contracts,  agreements and understandings of the parties,  either
     oral or  written,  relating  to the  services  under this  Agreement.  This
     Agreement cannot be modified except by an instrument in writing executed by
     the party against whom enforcement of the modification is sought.


      15)  Invalid  Provisions.  If any one or more  of the  provisions  of this
      Agreement,  or the  applicability  of any  such  provision  to a  specific
      situation, shall be held invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be
      modified to the minimum  extent  necessary  to make it or its  application
      valid and enforceable,  and the validity and  enforceability  of all other
      provisions  of this  Agreement  and all  other  applications  of any  such
      provision shall not be affected thereby.





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           NOW THEREFORE, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of the
first day written above.




Oasis Information Exchange                     Content Provider


By:  /s/Heather Voege                          By:/s/ Connie Padden

Print:  Heather Voege                          Print:  Connie Padden
As Its:  Senior Director of Content            As Its:  Director of Marketing






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EXHIBIT A

                    SERVICES, FINANCIAL COMMITMENT AND TERMS

CD-ROM PROMOTION
This non-exclusive  promotional package is for twelve months commencing with the
distribution of approximately  100,000 CD-ROMS promoting OasisOR.com and Content
Providers in the December 2000 AORN Journal and additional direct mailings.

TOTAL PACKAGE FEES
The total discounted fee due for this special promotional package is $50,000 USD
paid on or before November 3, 2000. These fees are for Promotional,  Educational
and Research  services and are  available as a package  promotion  only.  In the
event this  program,  or one  substantially  similar to this program is extended
beyond  one-year,  Content Provider may elect to participate on a right of first
refusal basis.

PROMOTIONAL CONSIDERATION
PACKAGING:  Content  Provider will receive logo  recognition on packaging and/or
liner notes for at least 100,000 CD-ROMs targeted  towards,  but not limited to,
nurses and doctors in the perioperative environment.
LABELING:  Content  Provider will receive text  recognition on the actual CD-ROM
label for the afore mentioned 100,000 CD-ROMs targeted towards,  but not limited
to, nurses and doctors in the perioperative environment.
DISPLAY  ADVERTISING:  Content  Provider  will  receive  recognition  in display
advertisements to appear in at least twelve monthly issues of the AORN Journal.
ADDITIONAL CD-ROMS:  Content Provider will receive 1000 additional copies of the
OasisOR.com  CD-ROM for  distribution  to its  customers  in any  manner  deemed
appropriate. URL LINK: Content Provider may elect to allow an Internet link from
the  OasisOR.com  application  directly to Content  Provider  or other  approved
corporate web site.

EDUCATIONAL PARTICIPATION
TRAINLETS:  Under this  agreement,  Content  Provider may submit  content for 20
Trainlets. At its discretion,  Content Provider may elect to provide content for
additional  Trainlets  for an  additional  production  fee  of  $1,500  USD  per
Trainlet.  Content  Provider and Oasis will approve the final form and design of
these  modules.  These  modules will reside on the  OasisOR.com  data center for
access from  anywhere  within the Oasis network as well as from within any other
web  initiative  so  designated  by Content  Provider  or the Oasis  Information
Exchange.

Collection of the content for constructing the Trainlets will begin  immediately
upon the signing of this  agreement.  All content  material must be submitted to
Oasis  within  30 days of the  signing  of this  agreement.  In the  event  that
collection of content exceeds 30 days, then Content Provider material may not be
included in the initial launch of OasisOR.com.




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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
VIRTUAL SURVEYS: Content Provider may elect to utilize a virtual-survey research
tool allowing Content  Provider to send electronic  surveys directly to specific
healthcare workers or groups of healthcare workers. This fee will be paid for on
a transactional basis for answered surveys. A virtual survey may be released any
time  during  this  one-year  agreement.  The survey  fee is $5.00 per  returned
survey, is not included in the package fee stated above, and will be billed on a
monthly basis.


TRAINLET  FEEDBACK:  Content  Provider may elect to utilize the feedback feature
within the Oasis trainlet.  This fee will be paid for on a  transactional  basis
for answered  surveys.  Should Content Provider exercise this option a $5.00 per
returned  feedback form would be charged.  Feedback fees are not included in the
package fee stated above and will be billed on a monthly basis.