REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardica, Inc. today announced that Brian E. Farley has agreed to be a strategic, financial and business consultant to the company.
“Brian brings 30 years of medical device experience and management expertise, which we believe will be instrumental as we focus on developing the Cardica Microcutter and continue to implement our revised sales strategy for our cardiac surgery business,” said Bernard A. Hausen, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Cardica.
About Cardica
Cardica designs and manufactures proprietary stapling devices for surgical procedures. Cardica’s stapling technology is designed to minimize operating time and to enable minimally-invasive and robot-assisted surgeries. Cardica manufactures its automated anastomosis systems, the C-Port(R) Distal Anastomosis Systems and PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System, for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and has shipped over 25,000 units throughout the world. In addition, Cardica is developing the Cardica Microcutter, a true multi-fire endoscopic stapling device designed to be used in a variety of procedures, including bariatric, thoracic and general surgery.
CONTACT: Bob Newell, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
of Cardica, Inc., +1-650-331-7133, investors@cardica.com
