ev3 Inc. to Report 2007 First-Quarter Financial Results and Host Conference Call on April 27, 2007

PLYMOUTH, Minn., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ev3 Inc. will release its 2007 first-quarter financial results on Friday, April 27, 2007, 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 first-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 18302612. The audio replay will be available beginning at 10:30 a.m. CT on Friday, April 27, 2007 until noon Friday, May 4, 2007.

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.

ev3 and the ev3 logo are trademarks of ev3 Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

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CONTACT: Patrick Spangler, CFO of ev3 Inc., +1-763-398-7000; or MarianBriggs or Nancy Johnson, both of Padilla Speer Beardsley, +1-612-455-1700

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