SAN DIEGO, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), a leading developer and manufacturer of precision intravascular therapy guidance tools designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, said today that it will be participating in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference on Tuesday, May 11.

The presentation by Scott Huennekens, president and chief executive officer, will begin at 9:20 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time (6:20 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time).

The presentation will be available through the conference website at https://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/healthcare2010/id74604940.cfmand via thecompany’s website at www.volcanocorp.com.

Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC) offers a broad suite of devices designed to facilitate endovascular procedures, enhance the diagnosis of vascular and structural heart disease and guide optimal therapies. The company’s intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) product line includes ultrasound consoles that can be integrated directly into virtually any modern cath lab. Volcano IVUS offers unique features, including both single-use digital and rotational IVUS imaging catheters, and advanced functionality options, such as VH® IVUS tissue characterization and ChromaFlo®. Volcano also provides functional measurement (FM) consoles and single-use pressure and flow guide wires and is developing a line of ultra-high resolution Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) systems and catheters. Currently, more than 5,200 Volcano IVUS and FM systems are installed worldwide, and more than half of Volcano’s revenues are derived from outside the United States. Volcano’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Axsun Technologies, Inc., develops and manufactures optical monitors, lasers and optical engines used in telecommunications, medical imaging, spectroscopy and other industrial applications. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.volcanocorp.com

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