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09/28/10 8:36 AM

#337272 RE: Tuff-Stuff #337271


UPI<>Three Additional Regional Medicare Carriers Initiate Coverage for Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) Delivered Via Uroplasty's Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System


MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Uroplasty, Inc. (Nasdaq: UPI), a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products to treat voiding dysfunctions, today announced that CIGNA Government Services, Palmetto GBA for Ohio and West Virginia, and Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc., all regional Medicare carriers, now cover posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) using the Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System for the treatment of the symptoms of overactive bladder. CIGNA Government Services currently administers benefits for Medicare beneficiaries in Idaho and North Carolina. The Palmetto GBA coverage extends to Medicare beneficiaries of Ohio and West Virginia, in addition to previously announced coverage in South Carolina. Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc. currently covers Medicare beneficiaries in Arkansas and Louisiana.

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