LANGHORNE, Pa., May 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Power Medical Interventions(r), Inc. (OTCBB:PMII), a leader in developing and commercializing Intelligent Surgical Instruments(tm), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its 510(k) application for marketing its iDrive Intelligent Power Unit(tm), detachable Intelligent Surgical Instruments and iConsole(tm). Based on the marketing clearance by the FDA, Power Medical Interventions (PMI) intends to launch the iDrive, Intelligent Surgical Instruments and iConsole products for commercial sale, effective immediately.