BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NMT Medical, Inc. announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer John E. Ahern will present at JPMorgan’s 24th Annual Healthcare Conference. The conference will be held January 9 to 12 at The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CA.
NMT’s presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, January 12 at 11:30 a.m. (ET). Individuals who are interested in listening to the webcast should log on to the “Investor Relations” section of NMT Medical’s website at http://www.nmtmedical.com prior to the event’s broadcast.
About NMT Medical, Inc.
NMT Medical is an advanced medical technology company that designs, develops and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat cardiac sources of migraine headaches, stroke and other potential brain attacks through minimally invasive, catheter- based procedures. NMT Medical is investigating the potential connection between a common cardiac defect called a PFO and brain attacks such as migraine headaches, stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). A PFO can allow venous blood, unfiltered and unmanaged by the lungs, to enter the arterial circulation of the brain, possibly triggering a cerebral event or brain attack. More than 20,000 PFOs have been closed globally with NMT’s minimally invasive, catheter-based implant technology.
The prevalence of migraines in the United States is about 10%. Of the 28 million migraine sufferers in America, those who experience aura and have a PFO may represent a three million patient subset. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of disability in adults. Each year, 750,000 Americans suffer a new or recurrent stroke and 500,000 Americans experience a TIA.
The Company also serves the pediatric interventional cardiologist with a broad range of cardiac septal repair implants delivered with nonsurgical catheter techniques. For more information about NMT Medical, please visit http://www.nmtmedical.com.
Contact: Richard E. Davis Chief Financial Officer NMT Medical, Inc. (617) 737-0930 red@nmtmedical.com
NMT Medical, Inc.
CONTACT: Richard E. Davis, Chief Financial Officer of NMT Medical, Inc.,+1-617-737-0930, red@nmtmedical.com
Web site: http://www.nmtmedical.com/
