ev3 Inc. To Report 2006 Second-Quarter Financial Results And Host Conference Call On July 28, 2006

PLYMOUTH, Minn., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ev3 Inc. will release its 2006 second-quarter and first-half financial results on Friday, July 28, 2006, before regular market trading hours.

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The company will host a conference call and Webcast the same day at 8:00 a.m. CT (9:00 a.m. ET). ev3 management will review its second-quarter financial and operating results and future outlook, followed by a question and answer session. The conference call will be available to interested parties through a live audio Webcast at http://www.ev3.net , where it will be archived and accessible for approximately 90 days. If you do not have access to the Internet and want to listen to an audio replay of the conference call, dial 888-286-8010 (United States) or 617-801-6888 (International) and enter access number 23977056. The audio replay will be available beginning at 10:30 a.m. CT on Friday, July 28, 2006 until noon Friday, August 4, 2006.

About ev3 Inc.

ev3 Inc. is a global medical device company focused on endovascular technologies for the minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases and disorders.

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CONTACT: Patrick Spangler, CFO, ev3 Inc., +1-763-398-7000, orpspangler@ev3.net ; or Marian Briggs or Nancy Johnson, Padilla SpeerBeardsley, +1-612-455-1700

Web site: http://www.ev3.net/