LANGHORNE, Pa., March 20, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Power Medical Interventions(r), Inc. (Nasdaq:PMII), a leader in developing and commercializing Intelligent Surgical Instruments(tm), announced today that Mr. Alex T. Bourdon has resigned from his position as Chief Operations Officer to pursue other interests. In addition, the Company announced the hiring of Mr. Michael Fard as Vice President of Operations.