Endocare, Inc. Stock to Commence Trading on NASDAQ

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endocare, Inc. , an innovative medical device company focused on the development of minimally invasive technologies for tissue and tumor ablation, announced today that it has been approved for listing on NASDAQ. The Company's common stock will commence trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "ENDO" beginning tomorrow, October 10, 2007.

Craig T. Davenport, Endocare's Chief Executive Officer stated, "Our listing on NASDAQ is a significant milestone for Endocare, marking the completion of a long turnaround process. We believe that the NASDAQ listing should help us attract a broader audience of potential investors, resulting in a more liquid security and enhanced stockholder value over time."

About Endocare

Endocare, Inc. -- http://www.endocare.com -- is an innovative medical device company providing minimally invasive technologies for tissue and tumor ablation. Endocare has initially concentrated on developing technologies for the treatment of prostate cancer and believes that its proprietary technologies have broad applications across a number of markets, including the ablation of tumors in the kidney, lung and liver and palliative intervention (treatment of pain associated with metastases).

Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to the Company's listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors" in the Company's Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to, uncertainty regarding the effects of the listing of the Company's common stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise, or update publicly, any forward-looking statements for any reason.

matt@allencaron.com len@allencaron.com

CONTACT: Investors, Matt Clawson, matt@allencaron.com, or Media, Len Hall,
len@allencaron.com, both of Allen & Caron, Inc., +1-949-474-4300, for
Endocare, Inc.; or Craig T. Davenport, CEO, or Michael R. Rodriguez, CFO,
both of Endocare, Inc., +1-949-450-5400

Web site: http://www.endocare.com/

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