Vascular Announces Japanese Approval of Pronto Extraction Catheter

Vascular Solutions has received notification from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of regulatory approval for the Pronto extraction catheter. Following this receipt of regulatory approval, the company expects to complete the import license and reimbursement notification for sales of the Pronto catheter to commence in Japan in the third quarter of 2005. The Pronto catheter is designed for the mechanical aspiration removal of acute thrombus from the arterial system.

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