REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardica, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDC) today announced financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2012. Cardica’s management will hold a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to discuss the financial results and provide an update on the company’s business. “We have trained new key distributors in Europe covering seven countries, one of the final steps in our efforts to commercialize our MicroCutter XCHANGE™ 30 in these markets,” said Bernard A. Hausen, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Cardica. “As we look toward shipping commercial units in the selected European countries, we will begin to book sales in the current quarter with our primary commercial efforts focused on ensuring that all surgeons using the device have positive experiences and continue to use the XCHANGE 30 routinely in their clinical practice beyond the initial training procedures.”
