Healthcare Industry News: Synergetics USA
News Release - May 3, 2007
Synergetics USA Announces First One Step(TM) Chandelier for Retina Surgery
O'FALLON, Mo.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Synergetics USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: SURG ) announced today the first One Step(TM) Chandelier for Retina Surgery.Prior to the Synergetics' Photon(TM), retina surgery was performed by a surgeon who was holding a fiberoptic illuminator in one hand and an instrument in the other. With the advent of the Photon(TM), Synergetics introduced the concept of a single fiber being "plugged into" the sclera (the white part of the eye), thereby providing wide field intraocular illumination and freeing up the surgeon's second hand to allow two-handed techniques. The first generation of chandeliers developed in conjunction with Dr. Carl Awh came with an inconvenient penalty; the small incision for illumination was often so small that the incision was virtually impossible to see, making it difficult for the surgeon to find the hole that he had just created for the chandelier. Synergetics announced today that it has created and brought to market a "One Step(TM)" device, which effectively eliminates the awkwardness of the old two-step system.
"This patent-pending device is the first of its kind and we expect it to establish a new standard for intraocular illumination, especially when coupled to our new Photon(TM) II illuminators. The device creates its own hole as it enters the eye, greatly increasing user friendliness and speed of insertion," said Gregg D. Scheller, Chief Executive Officer and President of Synergetics USA, Inc. "This is the first of a whole new paradigm in illumination, made possible by the strength of the Photon(TM) II lightsource. Stay tuned for more."
About Synergetics USA, Inc.
Synergetics USA, Inc. resulted from the September 2005 combination of Valley Forge Scientific Corp. and Synergetics, Inc., bringing together their respective unique capabilities in bipolar electrosurgical generators and design, and manufacture of microsurgical hand instruments. Synergetics USA, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets medical devices for use primarily in ophthalmic surgery and neurosurgery and for other healthcare applications. Its products are designed and manufactured to support micro or minimally invasive surgical procedures. In addition to its surgical devices and equipment, it designs and manufactures disposable and non-disposable supplies and accessories for use with such devices and equipment. It also manufactures and sells bipolar electrosurgical generators and other generators, based on its DualWave(TM) technology, and complementary instrumentation and disposable products for use in neurosurgery, spine surgery, pain control and in dental applications. Synergetics sells its products primarily to hospitals, clinics and surgeons in approximately 70 countries.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements in this release may be "forward-looking statements" for the purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "potential," "continue" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, and there are important facts that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These facts, risks and uncertainties are discussed in Synergetics' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2006, as updated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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