EDAP TMS S.A. Appoints Experienced Lithotripsy Expert to Increase U.S. Sales

LYON, France, Oct. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EDAP TMS SA (Nasdaq:EDAP), the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today the appointment of Bill Brown as U.S. based Senior Sales Manager. Mr. Brown joins EDAP's U.S. team to enhance the market penetration of the Company's Sonolith i-move extracorporeal lithotripsy (ESWL) system, expand U.S. lithotripsy sales initiatives, and begin to prepare for potential U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Company's Ablatherm-HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) device.