MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Uroplasty, Inc. , a medical device company developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions, today highlighted presentations, workshops and posters focused on its products at the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society Meeting (ICS), September 29 - October 3 in San Francisco.
Both Uroplasty’s Urgent(R) PC and Macroplastique(R) were highlighted. Urgent(R) PC presentations and posters included:
Urgent PC was highlighted in workshops entitled:
“The clinical data presented at the 2009 Annual ICS Meeting continues to add to the existing body of clinical evidence from leading physicians highlighting the ease-of-use, safety and efficacy of our Urgent PC system for the treatment of urinary frequency, urinary urgency and urge incontinence, symptoms associated with overactive bladder,” said David Kaysen, President and CEO of Uroplasty, Inc. “This represents still further data that we will present to the medical directors of U.S. payers as part of our ongoing effort to continue to build awareness for reimbursement and apply for a unique CPT code for PTNS here in the U.S. In addition to Urgent PC, Macroplastique, our ‘Gold Standard’ bulking agent for the treatment of adult female stress urinary incontinence received attention and is continuing to find a larger and larger receptive audience.”
Several Macroplastique presentations were also made at the ICS annual meeting:
In addition to this presentation, Macroplastique was highlighted in workshops entitled:
“The 39th Annual ICS Meeting represents another significant success for Uroplasty,” concluded Mr. Kaysen. “Urgent PC and Macroplastique were the subject of numerous positive discussions in diverse venues. These presentations resulted in enhanced interest in our products that resulted in more physician visits to our exhibit booth in turn generating a large number of sales leads.”
About Uroplasty, Inc.
Uroplasty, Inc., headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, with wholly-owned subsidiaries in The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, is a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions. Our primary focus is the commercialization of our Urgent(R) PC system, which we believe is the only FDA-approved non-surgical neurostimulation therapy for the treatment of urinary symptoms often associated with overactive bladder (OAB). We also offer Macroplastique(R) Implants, a urethral bulking agent for the treatment of adult female stress urinary incontinence. Please visit Uroplasty, Inc. at www.uroplasty.com.
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which reflect our best estimates regarding future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our anticipated results. We discuss in detail the factors that may effect the achievement of our forward-looking statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Further, we cannot assure you that we will timely obtain, or even succeed at all at obtaining, a specific “listed” CPT reimbursement code from the AMA for Urgent PC treatments, and that even if we succeed at obtaining a CPT code third-party payors will provide or continue to provide coverage and reimbursement, or reimburse the providers an amount sufficient to cover their costs and expenses. We further cannot assure that reimbursement or other issues will not further impact our fiscal 2010 results.
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CONTACT: David Kaysen, President and CEO, or Medi Jiwani, Vice President,
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Doug Sherk, +1-415-896-6820, or Media, Chris Gale, +1-646-201-5431, both of
EVC Group, for Uroplasty, Inc.
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