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STUDY RESULTS FOR RECENTLY APPROVED DEVICE TO TREAT SERIOUS BRAIN VASCULAR DISORDER ANNOUNCED AT INTERNATIONAL MEETING

August 8, 2005

Study results for the recent FDA-approved Onyx(R) Liquid Embolic System (Onyx) were announced today at the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (ASITN) Annual Meeting in Oahu, Hawaii. The first liquid polymer material on the market indicated for pre-surgical treatment of arterio-venous malformations (AVMs), Onyx will provide neurointerventionists across the United States with a valuable treatment option. Under development since 1995, the device is manufactured by Micro Therapeutics, Inc. (MTI).

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