Vivant's VivaWave(TM) technology offers clinically proven benefits to
interventional radiologists seeking a safe, consistent, and fast means of
ablation
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivant Medical, Inc.
announced today that its VivaWave(TM) Microwave Ablation system will be
showcased in two scientific papers as well as two education exhibits at the
90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of
North America Conference (RSNA), November 28 to December 3, 2004 at McCormick
Place in Chicago, IL.
The two education exhibits by Damian Dupuy, MD, Director of Minimally
Invasive Therapy and Ultrasound at Rhode Island Hospital, are entitled
Microwave Ablation: It's Not Just for Popcorn Anymore and Microwave Ablation
of Hepatic Neoplasms: Principles, Case Studies, and Lessons Learned and will
be available for viewing throughout the conference in Hall D1 Lakeside Center.
Hayden Head, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio,
will give a presentation from 3:50-4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 29, 2004
titled: Microwave Ablation with a Multitined Expandable Antenna: In-Vivo
Porcine Liver Model. David Lu, MD, UCLA Center for Health Sciences will
present "Heat-Sink Effect" of Hepatic Veins on Microwave Coagulation: A
Porcine Pilot Study from 11:30-11:40 a.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2004. Both
presentations are scheduled to take place at the location E451B.
Rod Young, CEO of Vivant Medical, said, "We are gratified to see these
physicians, who have significant experience with radio-frequency ablation and
who are now successfully using microwave ablation as the next-generation
treatment option, share their experience using Vivant's microwave ablation. We
believe that the quality of the presentations and exhibits show a shared
excitement about the benefits to both patient and physician in microwave
ablation technology."
Information about the presentations and exhibits can be found by going to
the RSNA homepage, http://rsna2004.rsna.org/, and following the link titled
"Meeting Program."
About RSNA
RSNA is an association of more than 35,000 radiologists, radiation
oncologists and related scientists committed to promoting excellence in
radiology through education and by fostering research, with the ultimate goal
of improving patient care. The Society is based in Oak Brook, IL.
About Vivant Medical, Inc.
Vivant Medical, Inc. develops novel and proprietary microwave ablation
technology for the minimally invasive treatment of benign and cancerous soft
tissue tumors. Vivant's next generation VivaWave(TM) system has received FDA
510(k) clearance for the coagulation of soft tissue and the system is in
clinical usage at medical centers and university hospitals around the US. The
VivaWave Microwave Ablation System is developed to overcome the limitations of
current thermal ablation technologies and provides an attractive option for
local control and/or pain palliation of unresectable tumors.
The Company's management team has extensive experience in the medical
device marketplace. Vivant's founder, Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, first pioneered
commercially successful products when he developed a line of balloon-based
vascular catheters. Vivant Medical, Inc. is located in Mountain View,
California, USA.
CONTACT:
Vivant Medical The Ruth Group
Alice Jack Janine McCargo
Vice President, Marketing and Sales Account Executive
650-694-2900 646-536-7033
ajack@vivantmedical.com jmccargo@theruthgroup.com
SOURCE Vivant Medical, Inc.
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Related links:
http://rsna2004.rsna.org
CONTACT:
Alice Jack, Vice President, Marketing and
Sales of Vivant Medical, +1-650-694-2900 ajack@vivantmedical.com;
or Janine McCargo, Account Executive of The Ruth Group,
+1-646-536-7033, jmccargo@theruthgroup.com, for Vivant Medical
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