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CSMG Technologies Announces Formation of US Medical Advisory and Training Council for Its Live Tissue Connect Subsidiary
Thursday February 28, 10:15 am ET


CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSMG Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: CTUM) President and CEO Donald S. Robbins today announced that four nationally recognized U.S. surgeons have joined its subsidiary, Live Tissue Connect (“LTC”), forming LTC’s first US Medical Advisory and Training Council.
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"As we move into commercial markets it is imperative our medical advisors are highly qualified surgeons to advise, demonstrate and train surgeons. We are very pleased that our first four members are internationally recognized surgeons, have outstanding credentials in their respective specialties, and have a long history of success in new medical device development, testing, training, and providing advice to medical device companies. We welcome the opportunity to work with Dr. Joseph E. Kutz M.D., who will chair the group, and is joined by Dr. Robert D. Tucker, Ph.D.; M.D. Ronald Latimer; M.D. F.A.C.S., J. Glenn Bradley, M.D. F.A.C.S.,” said Mr. Robbins.

LTC's President, Frank D. D’Amelio, added, "The formation and advice from such a stellar Medical Advisory Council is an integral part of a successful product launch. We are fortunate to have access to experienced medical experts who also understand the product development process and who have a grasp of the business aspects surrounding medical device development. LTC essentially has over 140 years of cumulative surgeon experience to help guide us through the clinical decisions that we'll be making over the coming years."

Chairman: Joseph E. Kutz, M. D. is co-founder of the Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center, PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky and is an internationally recognized hand micro surgeon. Dr. Kutz is a Clinical Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) and Clinical Professor of Surgery (Hand) at the University Of Louisville School Of Medicine. He is Certified by the American Board of Surgery and Certification of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand. He is Affiliated with 15 hospitals. Dr. Kutz has 78 published papers on Surgery which include co-author of a number of text book chapters and Grabb’s Encyclopedia of Flaps. He is a member of 27 US and International Professional Organizations and has received a number of awards and honors including Ephraim Mc Dowell Physician of the Year award. Dr. Kutz has received 39 special appointments which included Chairman, Board of Trustees, Spalding University and Medical Staff President, Jewish Hospital. He received his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School and has more than 35 years of surgical experience. The Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center sees approximately 8,500 new patients each year and performs over 6,800 surgical procedures, as well as training more than 1,600 Fellows from more than 50 Nations.

Robert D. Tucker, Ph.D., M.D. received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Biophysics in 1975, and received his M.D. degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1978. He specialized in Pathology at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital from 1978 to 1983. Dr. Tucker joined the staff at the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1983 and is currently an Associate Professor of Pathology and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He has authored 67 peer reviewed scientific papers and 10 book chapters. Dr. Tucker has made over 70 scholarly presentations at national and international meetings. He has 10 patents and patents pending. In 1988, Dr. Tucker stopped clinical work at the University of Iowa Hospital to devote full time to research and development of medical devices. Dr. Tucker's primary interest has been the control of surgical bleeding through the use of radio frequency devices and collagen based tissue glues. Since this time he has been a scientific consultant to Johnson and Johnson, Bard, Tyco, Valleylab and Pfizer. His primary business interest has been small medical device start-up companies. He has been actively involved in product development, FDA approvals, managing clinical trials and venture fund raising.

Ronald Latimer, M.D. F.A.C.S. After Dr. Latimer received his M.D. from George Washington University in Washington, DC, he honorably served in the United States Navy reaching the rank of Lieutenant. Following his military service he completed his residency training at the L.D.S. Hospital, in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Latimer then completed a Fellowship in Transplantation at the University of Utah Medical Center and served as the Chief Resident in Surgery at LDS Hospital from 1969 to 1970. He has held numerous professional appointments including President of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and Associate Director of General Surgery Training at the L.D.S. Hospital in Salt Lake City. He is currently a member of eight medical societies holds staff appointments at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and is Chairman of the Cottage Hospital Medical Advisory Panel. He has authored over 29 clinical papers published in major medical journals, and is a leading expert in General, Colon, and Breast surgery. Dr. Latimer played a key role in the development of linear and annular staplers for use in general surgery applications.

J. Glenn Bradley, M.D. F.A.C.S. After graduating from the University of Ottawa Medical School in 1965, he interned at Harbor-UCLA medical center. Subsequently, a year in general surgery in Ottawa was followed by a four year residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Harbor/UCLA/ City of Hope medical centers. Dr. Bradley then joined the Santa Barbara Clinic, in 1971, and practiced general Ob/Gyn for 19 years. The emergence of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in 1990 led him to private practice, to pursue this special technology. Dr. Bradley pioneered the introduction of operative laparoscopy in the Tri-counties area of the Central Coast. His passionate interest in MIS was shared through innumerable teaching programs throughout the United States. He also lectured in Canada, Ireland as well as conducting an extensive course in operative laparoscopy in Moscow. Dr. Bradley was a contributing author to an award winning manual on ambulatory surgery, and has been a consultant to several companies involved in instrument development for minimally invasive surgery.

About Live Tissue Connect

LTC's surgical tissue bonding / welding device is a patented platform technology that bonds and reconnects human soft tissue through fusion, in contrast with conventional wound closing devices such as sutures, staples, sealant, or glues. LTC currently holds a total of approximately 40 patents in the U.S., Australia, Canada, European Union, Ukraine and other countries.

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