ESCROW  AGREEMENT

     This  ESCROW  AGREEMENT (the "Escrow Agreement") is entered into as of July
28,  1999  by  and  between  INDUSTRIAL  RUBBER  INNOVATIONS,  INC.,  a  Florida
corporation  ("Seller"), on the one hand, RICARDO REQUENA ("Requena"), STRATTON,
S.A. ("Stratton"), EMERALD CORP., ("Emerald"), and M. DOLORES LONGO ("Longo") on
the  other hand (each of Requena, Stratton, Emerald, and Longo shall be referred
to  as  a  "Purchaser"  and collectively as the "Purchasers"), COVICTORY CAPITAL
LTD. ("Covictory") and MRC LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION, a California corporation,
as  escrow  agent  ("Escrow  Agent").

                            R  E  C  I  T  A  L  S

     A.     WHEREAS,  Seller is the owner of an US$850,000 interest (the "Savant
Interest")  in Savant Biomedical, Inc. ("Savant") pursuant to a contract between
EPL Ventures Corp. (the predecessor to Seller) and Savant dated January 16, 1998
(the  "Savant Agreement"), and there has not been any stock certificate or other
certificate  of  interest  issued  by  Savant  other  than the Savant Agreement;

     B.     WHEREAS,  Seller and Covictory entered into an Agreement to Purchase
dated  March  29,  1999 (the "Covictory Agreement"), as amended on July 22, 1999
(the  "Covictory  Amendment"),  for the sale of the Savant Interest and a Savant
Debenture  Note  with  a face value of US$180,000 (the "Debenture") to Covictory
for  the  sum  of  US$800,000  (the  "Purchase  Price"),

     C.     The  parties  to the Covictory Agreement and the Covictory Amendment
have  agreed  to  complete the transactions set forth therein in accordance with
the  terms  and  conditions  of  this  Escrow  Agreement;

     D.     Escrow  Agent  has  agreed  to act as the escrow agent hereunder, in
accordance  with  the  terms  and conditions set forth in this Escrow Agreement.

     NOW  THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants  and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree
as  follows:

     1.     APPOINTMENT  OF  ESCROW  AGENT.  The Parties hereby mutually appoint
and  designate  the  Escrow Agent to receive, hold and release, as escrow agent,
the  Purchase  Price, the Debenture, and to provide notice to Savant of a change
of  ownership  of the Savant Interest, as necessary, and the Escrow Agent hereby
accepts  such  appointment  and  designation.

     2.     ESCROW  DELIVERY.  On  or  before  Closing  Date as set forth in the
Agreement,  Seller  shall  deliver  or cause to be delivered to Escrow Agent the
Debenture  and  a  letter  of  authorization  substantially similar to Exhibit A
attached  hereto  (the "Letter of Authorization") sufficient to authorize Escrow
Agent  to  instruct  Savant  of  a  change in ownership of the Debenture and the
Savant  Interest.  A copy of the Letter of Authorization shall simultaneously be
provided  to Savant.  On or after the Closing Date, the Purchasers shall deliver
or  cause  to  be  delivered  to the Escrow Agent, in one or more traunches, the
Purchase  Price.

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     3.     CONDITIONS  OF  ESCROW.

     3.1     The  Escrow Deposit.  Escrow Agent shall deliver a notice of change
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of ownership, and shall hold and release the Debenture and the Purchase Price as
follows:

a.     Release  of  the  Purchase  Price  from  Escrow.  The  Escrow Agent shall
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release  and  distribute  any  of  the Purchase Price to Seller immediately upon
receipt  thereof.  Each  time  a  portion  of the Purchase Price is delivered to
Seller,  Escrow  Agent shall provide written notice thereof to Purchasers as set
forth  herein.

b.     Notice  to  Savant of Change of Ownership of Savant Interest.  The Escrow
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Agent  shall  provide  written  notice to Savant of a change of ownership of the
Savant  Interest  as  follows:

i.     Upon  the receipt of an aggregate of US$300,000 paid towards the Purchase
Price  from  Purchasers, Escrow Agent shall deliver, via facsimile and U.S. Mail
to  the  address provided herein, notice to Savant that US$300,000 of the Savant
Interest  has  been  transferred  to Purchasers in proportions to be provided to
Escrow  Agent  by  Purchasers.

ii.     Upon the receipt of an aggregate of US$550,000 paid towards the Purchase
Price  from  Purchasers, Escrow Agent shall deliver, via facsimile and U.S. Mail
to  the  address provided herein, notice to Savant that an additional US$275,000
of  the  Savant  Interest (for an aggregate of US$575,000 when combined with the
interest  transferred  in  3.1(b)(i))  has  been  transferred  to  Purchasers in
proportions  to  be  provided  to  Escrow  Agent  by  Purchasers.

iii.     Upon the receipt of the full Purchase Price by Purchasers, Escrow Agent
shall  deliver,  via  facsimile  and  U.S.  Mail to the address provided herein,
notice  to  Savant  that  all  of  the  Savant  Interest has been transferred to
Purchasers  in  proportions  to  be  provided  to  Escrow  Agent  by Purchasers.

c.     Release of the Debenture from Escrow.  The Escrow Agent shall release and
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distribute  the  Debenture  to  M.  Dolores Longo, and provide written notice to
Savant of the transfer of said Debenture, immediately upon receipt of the sum of
US$300,000  in  accordance  with  Section  3.1(b)(i).


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d.     Failure  of Purchasers to Pay Full Purchase Price.  In the event that the
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Purchasers  fail  to  deliver  to the Escrow Agent the full Purchase Price on or
before September 15, 1999 (the "Termination Date"), then on the Termination Date
the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Debenture to Seller (unless the Debenture has
been  Released  in accordance with Section 3.1(c)), and shall release any of the
Purchase  Price  held in its possession to Seller, and this Escrow Agreement and
the  Escrow  Agents  duties  and  obligations hereunder shall cease.  Purchasers
hereby acknowledge and agree that if the full Purchase Price is not delivered by
the  Termination  Date,  then  Purchasers, and each of them, shall forfeit their
rights  to purchase any then-unpurchased Savant Interest (in accordance with the
provisions  of  Section  3.1b  hereof)  and  the  Debenture.

e.     General.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  Sections  3.1a-c  hereof,
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Escrow  Agent  shall  release the Purchase Price, the Debenture, and notice of a
change  of  ownership of the Savant Interest to Purchasers or the Seller, as the
case may be, pursuant to (a) written instructions executed by all Purchasers and
Seller,  or (b) any "final order" of a court of competent jurisdiction, any such
order  being  deemed  to  be  "final"  if  (i) such order has not been reserved,
stayed,  enjoined, set aside, annulled or suspended, (ii) no request for a stay,
suspension  or  an  injunction,  petition  for reconsideration or appeal, or sua
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sponte  action  with comparable effect is pending with respect to the order, and
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(iii) the time for filing any such request, petition or appeal or further taking
of  any  such  sua  sponte  action  has  expired.
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3.2     Conflicting  Instructions.  If  a controversy arises between the Parties
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concerning the release of the Debenture, notice to Savant, or the Purchase Price
hereunder,  they  shall  notify  the  Escrow  Agent.  In  that event (or, in the
absence  of such notification, if in the good faith judgment of the Escrow Agent
such controversy exists), the Escrow Agent shall not be required to resolve such
controversy  or  take an action but shall be entitled to await resolution of the
controversy  by  joint  instructions  from  the  Parties.  The  Escrow Agent may
institute  an  interpleader  action  in  state  or federal court in the State of
California  to  resolve  such  controversy.  If  a suit is commenced against the
Escrow  Agent,  it  may  answer  by  way of interpleader and name Purchasers and
Seller as additional parties to such action, and the Escrow Agent may tender the
Debenture  and/or  the  Purchase  Price into such court for determination of the
respective  rights,  titles and interests of the Parties.  Upon such tender, the
Escrow  Agent  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  from the Parties its reasonable
attorneys'  fees  and  expenses  incurred  in  connection with said interpleader
action or in any related action or suit.  As between Purchasers and Seller, such
fees,  expenses and other sums shall be paid by the party which fails to prevail
in  the  proceedings  brought  to  determine the appropriate distribution of the
Debenture  and/or  the  Purchase  Price.  If  and when the Escrow Agent shall so
interplead such Parties, or either of them, and deliver the Debenture and/or the
Purchase  Price  to  the  clerk of such court, all of its duties hereunder shall
cease,  and  it shall have no further obligation in this regard.  Nothing herein
shall  prejudice  any  right  or  remedy  of  the  Escrow  Agent.


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     4.     CONCERNING  ESCROW  AGENT

     4.1     Duties.  Escrow  Agent  undertakes  to perform all duties which are
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expressly  set  forth herein; provided, however, that the Escrow Agent shall not
be  required  to  make  or  be  liable  in any manner of its failure to make any
determination  under  the  Agreement  or  any other agreement, including whether
Purchasers  or  the  Seller  is  entitled to delivery of the notice of change of
ownership  of  the  Savant Interest, the Debenture, and the Purchase Price under
the  Agreement.

     4.2     Indemnification.
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a.     Escrow Agent may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining
from  acting  upon  any  written notice, instructions or request furnished to it
hereunder  and  believed  by  it  to  be  genuine  and  authorized.

b.     Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by it in good faith
and  without  gross  negligence  or  wilful misconduct, and believed by it to be
authorized  or  within  the  rights  or  powers conferred upon it by this Escrow
Agreement,  and  may  consult with counsel of its own choice and shall have full
and complete authorization and protection for any action taken or suffered by it
hereunder  in  good  faith  and  in accordance with the opinion of such counsel.

c.     Seller  and  Purchasers,  and each of them, hereby agree to indemnify the
Escrow  Agent  for,  and  hold  the  Escrow  Agent  harmless  against, any loss,
liability  or  expense incurred without gross negligence or wilful misconduct or
bad  faith on the part of the Escrow Agent, arising out of or in connection with
the  Escrow  Agent's  entering  into  this Escrow Agreement and carrying out the
Escrow  Agent's  duties  hereunder,  including,  without  limitation,  costs and
expenses  of  defending  the  Escrow  Agent  against any claim or liability with
respect  thereto.

d.     Escrow  Agent  shall  have  no  implied  obligations  or responsibilities
hereunder,  nor  shall it have any obligation or responsibility to collect funds
or seek the deposit of money or property, nor is the Escrow Agent a party to any
other  agreement  entered  into  among  Purchasers  and  Seller.


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     4.3     Other  Matters.  Escrow  Agent  (and  any successor escrow agent or
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agents)  reserves  the right to resign as the Escrow Agent at any time, provided
fifteen  (15)  days'  prior written notice is given to the other parties hereto,
and provided further that a mutually acceptable successor Escrow Agent(s) within
such  fifteen  (15)  day  period, the Escrow Agent may petition any court in the
State  of  California having jurisdiction to designate a successor Escrow Agent.
The  resignation  of the Escrow Agent (and any successor escrow agent or agents)
shall  be  effective  only  upon  delivery  of  the  Debenture,  the  Letter  of
Authorization  and/or  the Purchase Price to the successor escrow agent(s).  The
Parties  reserve  the  right  to  jointly  remove  the Escrow Agent at any time,
provided  fifteen  (15) days' prior written notice is given to the Escrow Agent.
In the event of litigation or dispute by the Parties in which the performance of
the  duties  of  the  Escrow  Agent  is at issue, the Escrow Agent shall take no
action  until  such action is agreed in writing by the Parties, or until receipt
of any order pursuant to 3.1(e) above directing the Escrow Agent with respect to
the  action  which  is  the  subject  of  such  litigation  or  dispute.

     5.     TERMINATION.     This  Escrow Agreement shall be terminated upon the
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release of the Debenture and the Purchase Price in accordance with the terms and
conditions of Section 3 hereof, or otherwise by written mutual consent signed by
all  parties  hereto.

     6.     NOTICE.     All  notices, demands, requests, or other communications
which  may  be  or  are required to be given, served or sent by any party to any
other  party  pursuant to this Escrow Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
hand  delivered (including delivery by courier), sent by facsimile, or mailed by
first-class,  registered  or  certified  mail, return receipt requested, postage
prepaid,  addressed  as  follows:

     IF  TO  PURCHASERS:

     Ricardo  Requena
     Stratton  S.A.
     Emerald  Corp.
     M.  Dolores  Longo
     c/o  Covictory  Capital  Ltd.
     255  Alhambra  Circle,  Suite  520
     Coral  Gables,  FL  33134
     Facsimile  (305)  448-8788

     IF  TO  SELLER:

     Industrial  Rubber  Innovations,  Inc.
     6801  McDivitt  Drive
     Bakersfield,  CA  93313
     Attn:  John  Proulx,  President
     Facsimile  (661)  833-8088

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     IF  TO  THE  ESCROW  AGENT:

     MRC  Legal  Services  Corporation
     610  Newport  Center  Drive,  Suite  800
     Newport  Beach,  CA  92660
     Attn:  M.  Richard  Cutler,  Esq.
     Facsimile  (949)  719-1988

     IF  TO  SAVANT:

     c/o  Covictory  Capital  Ltd.
     255  Alhambra  Circle,  Suite  520
     Coral  Gables,  FL  33134
     Facsimile  (305)  448-8788

or  such  other  address  as the addressee may indicate by written notice to the
other  parties.  Each  notice,  demand,  request or communication which shall be
given  or  made in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given
or made for all purposes at such time as it delivered to the addressee (with the
return  receipt, the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger being deemed
conclusive  but  not  exclusive  evidence  of  such delivery) or at such time as
delivery  is  refused  by  the  addressee  upon  presentation.

     7.     BENEFIT AND ASSIGNMENT.  This Escrow Agreement shall be binding upon
and  shall  inure  to  the  benefit  of  the parties hereto and their respective
successors  and  assigns as permitted hereunder.  No person or entity other than
the  parties  hereto  is or shall be entitled to bring any action to enforce any
provision  in  this  Escrow Agreement against any of the parties hereto, and the
covenants  and agreements set forth in this Escrow Agreement shall be solely for
the  benefit  of,  and shall be enforceable only by, the parties hereto or their
respective  successors and assigns this Escrow Agreement or any rights hereunder
without  the  prior  written  consent  of  the  parties  hereto.

     8.     ENTIRE  AGREEMENT;  AMENDMENT.  This Escrow Agreement, the Covictory
Agreement  and  the  Covictory  Amendment contain the entire agreement among the
parties  with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral
or  written  agreements,  commitments  or  understandings  with  respect to such
matters.  This  Escrow  Agreement  may  not  be  changed  orally, but only by an
instrument  in  writing  signed  by  the  party  against whom enforcement of any
waiver,  change,  modification,  extension  or  discharge  is  sought.

     9.     HEADINGS.  The headings of the sections and subsections contained in
this  Escrow  Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not form a part
or  affect  the  meaning,  construction  or  scope  thereof.


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     10.     GOVERNING  LAW; VENUE.  This Escrow Agreement shall be governed and
constructed  under  and  in  accordance with the laws of the State of California
(but  not  including  the conflicts of laws and rules thereof).  For purposes of
any  action or proceeding involving this Escrow Agreement each of the parties to
this  Escrow  Agreement expressly submits to the jurisdiction of the federal and
state  courts  located in the State of California and consents to the service of
any process or paper by registered mail or by personal service within or without
the State of California in accordance with applicable law, provided a reasonable
time  for  appearance  is  allowed.

     11.     SIGNATURE  IN  COUNTERPARTS.  This Escrow Agreement may be executed
in  separate  counterparts,  none  of  which  need  contain the signature of all
parties,  each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together  constitute  one and the same instrument.  It shall not be necessary in
making  proof  of  this Escrow Agreement to produce or account for more than the
number of counterparts containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of,
all  of  the  parties  hereto.

     12.     ATTORNEY'S  FEES.  Should  any  action  be  commenced  between  the
parties  to this Agreement concerning the matters set forth in this Agreement or
the right and duties of either in relation thereto, the prevailing party in such
action shall be entitled, in addition to such other relief as may be granted, to
a  reasonable  sum  as  and  for  its  Attorney's  Fees  and  Costs.


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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Escrow Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered in its name and on its behalf, all as of the date
and  year  first  above  written.

"PURCHASERS"

/s/ Ricardo Requena                            /s/ M. Dolores Longo
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Ricardo  Requena                               M.  Dolores  Longo




Stratton  S.A.                                   Emerald  Corp.

/s/ Mario Rovella                              /s/ Blanca de Longo
_____________________________                    _____________________________
By:     Mario  Rovella                         By:     Blanca  de  Longo
Its:     President                            Its:     Director



"SELLER"                                   "COVICTORY"


Industrial  Rubber  Innovations,  Inc.                    Covictory Capital Ltd.

/s/ John Proulx                                  /s/ Robert Miller
_____________________________                    _____________________________
By:     John  Proulx                              By:     Robert  Miller
Its:     President                              Its:     President



"ESCROW  AGENT"

MRC  Legal  Services  Corporation

/s/ M. Richard Cutler
_________________________________
By:     M.  Richard  Cutler
Its:     President

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                                         EXHIBIT  A
                                   LETTER  OF  AUTHORIZATION





MRC  Legal  Services  Corporation
Attn:  Brian  A.  Lebrecht,  Esq.
610  Newport  Center  Drive,  Suite  800
Newport  Beach,  CA  92660

Dear  Mr.  Lebrecht:

     This  letter  of  authorization is being provided to you in connection with
that  certain  Escrow  Agreement  dated  July 28, 1999 by and between Industrial
Rubber  Innovations,  Inc.,  Ricardo  Requena, Stratton, S.A., Emerald Corp., M.
Delores  Longo,  Covictory  Capital  Ltd., and MRC Legal Services Corporation as
escrow  agent  (the  "Agreement").

     In  accordance with the terms of the Agreement, please allow this letter to
serve  as authorization to you to provide notice to Savant Biomedical, Inc. of a
change of ownership of the Savant Interest (as defined in the Agreement) and the
Debenture  (as  defined  in  the  Agreement).

     Please also allow this letter to serve as notice to Savant Biomedical, Inc.
of the transaction contemplated by the Agreement and as our authorization of MRC
Legal  Services Corporation to transfer ownership of the Savant Interest and the
Debenture  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  Agreement.

     Executed  this  28th  day  of  June,  1999.



Industrial  Rubber  Innovations,  Inc.


/s/ John Proulx
_______________________________
By:     John  Proulx
Its:     President