Volcano Corporation Schedules Conference Call, Webcast to Discuss Axsun Transaction

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation , a leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of products for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral artery disease, will conduct a conference call and webcast Tuesday, January 6, to discuss its acquisition of Axsun Technologies, Inc., that was announced on December 23, 2008.

The teleconference call and webcast will begin at 1 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (10 a.m., Pacific Standard Time), and can be accessed by calling (719) 325-4842, passcode 8476994, or via the company’s website at http://www.volcanocorp.com. Please dial in or access the webcast 10-15 minutes prior to the beginning of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available through January 13, at (719) 457-0820, passcode 8476994, and via the company’s website.

Volcano Corporation

Volcano Corporation 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 phased array and rotational IVUS imaging catheters, and advanced functionality options, such as VH(R) IVUS tissue characterization and ChromaFlo(R). 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 3,700 Volcano IVUS and FM systems are installed worldwide, with approximately half of its revenues coming from outside the United Sates. For more information, visit the company’s website at http://www.volcanocorp.com

CONTACT: John Dahldorf, Chief Financial Officer of Volcano Corporation,
+1-916-638-8008; or Neal B. Rosen of Ruder-Finn, +1-415-692-3058, for
Volcano Corporation

Web site: http://www.volcanocorp.com/

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