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02/19/09 12:30 PM

#50187 RE: manysevens #50166

did u see this news from yesterday ? (COMTEX) B: PMI wins FDA clearance for i60RL Intelligent Surgical Instrume
B: PMI wins FDA clearance for i60RL Intelligent Surgical Instrument ( Datamonito

Feb 18, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) --
Power Medical Interventions, a developer of surgical instruments, has
announced that the FDA has cleared its 510(k) application for marketing its
patented i60RL Intelligent Surgical Instrument.

According to the company, the i60RL Intelligent Surgical Instrument is the
world's first reverse pivot linear cutter, designed to improve medical
outcomes by providing surgeons with greater access to important anatomical
sites that are currently difficult to reach.

The i60RL will be available for applications throughout the digestive tract.
The company intends to launch the product in April 2009.

In addition, Power Medical Interventions (PMI) received approval from an
Institutional Review Board to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the
i60RL in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Michael Whitman, president and CEO of PMI, said: "The i60RL is a unique and
proprietary addition to PMI's line of Intelligent Surgical Instruments and
further validates the possibility for PMI's technology to facilitate the
creation of new clinical indications in minimally invasive surgery."
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