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SyntheMed to Host Symposium on Adhesions in Cardiac Surgery

Thursday, September 13, 2007 General News
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ISELIN, N.J., Sept. 12 SyntheMed, Inc.(OTC Bulletin Board: SYMD.OB), today announced that it will host a symposiumentitled "Post-Operative Adhesions in Cardiac Surgery: Challenges andSolutions" for surgeons attending next week's European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The symposium will bechaired by Professor Stephen Westaby of the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford,United Kingdom and will include presentations by principal investigators whoparticipated in US and European clinical trials for REPEL-CV(R) AdhesionBarrier, the company's novel bioresorbable film intended to reduce theformation of adhesions (scar tissue) in cardiac surgical procedures.Professor Westaby stated, "It is important to inform our surgeon colleaguesthat, with REPEL-CV, we now appear to a have way of reducing patient risksassociated with the presence of adhesions during cardiac reoperations."
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SyntheMed, Inc. is a biomaterials company engaged in the development andcommercialization of anti-adhesion and drug delivery products based on itsproprietary bioresorbable polymer technology.
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Statements in this Press Release that are not statements of historicalfact, including statements regarding indications of the timing or ability toachieve regulatory approval and market launch for REPEL-CV or the potentialmarket size for REPEL-CV, constitute "forward-looking statements" within themeaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Suchforward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties andother factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievementsof the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from anyfuture results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by suchforward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include but are notlimited to (i) potential adverse developments regarding the Company's effortsto obtain and maintain required FDA and other regulatory approvals; (ii)potential inability to secure funding as and when needed to support theCompany's future activities and (iii) unanticipated delays associated withmanufacturing and marketing activities. Reference is made to the Company'sAnnual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006 for adescription of these, as well as other, risks and uncertainties.

SOURCE SyntheMed, Inc.
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