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American Medical Systems to Present at Banc of America Securities Healthcare 2001; March 27, 2001 Webcast

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American Medical Systems, Inc. logo. (PRNewsFoto)[AG]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN USA
    MINNEAPOLIS, March 22 /PRNewswire/ --
    American Medical Systems (Nasdaq: AMMD), the leading independent
manufacturer of urological surgical devices, will present its company overview
at the Banc of America Securities Healthcare 2001 Conference to be held at the
Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev.  AMS's presentation, scheduled for
Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at 8:05 a.m. PST (10:05 a.m. CST), will be Webcast
live on the Internet.  Douglas W. Kohrs, president and chief executive officer
will give the presentation, which will address the market for urological
medical devices, the incidence rates of urological disorders and the AMS
product portfolio in each of the company's business segments (incontinence,
erectile dysfunction and prostate disease), including the status of products
in development.  Mr. Kohrs and Greg Melsen, vice president-finance, treasurer
and chief financial officer, will participate in a question-and-answer
session.
    (PHOTO:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000710/AMSLOGO )
    The audio-Webcast of the presentation will be accessible through the
following URL:
http://www.veracast.com/bas_healthcare2001/webcasts/id81102302.cfm .  The link
will be available to all interested parties for the live Webcast, as well as
for a period of 30 days.
    The Banc of America conference will showcase more than 120 companies and
feature a new interactive format.  Each 15-minute presentation on a company
and its future will be followed by a question-and-answer session focused on
industry issues and investor observations.

    About AMS
    American Medical Systems (AMS), headquartered in Minneapolis, is a medical
technology company with 500 employees worldwide.  AMS products include a large
portfolio of devices to treat both male and female incontinence, devices for
the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction; devices for urethral
obstruction caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (enlarged prostate
disease) and advanced surgical products used in transurethral resection of the
prostate.  The company markets its products in more than 60 countries
worldwide.  For more information about AMS, visit our Web site at
http://www.visitAMS.com


SOURCE American Medical Systems




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  • http://www.visitAMS.com
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    CONTACT:
    Greg Melsen, Chief Financial Officer of
    American Medical Systems, 952-933-4666, greg.melsen@visitAMS.com
    , or Marian Briggs, mbriggs@psbpr.com, or Nancy A. Johnson,
    njohnson@psbpr.com , both of Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc.,
    612-871-8877, for American Medical Systems