EV3 TO STOP DEVELOPING DEVICE

Ev3 has decided to discontinue the development and commercialization of a device designed to reduce the risk of stroke. The White Bear Lake medical device maker has been developing the Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion device for three years.

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal (http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/health_care/pharmaceuticals/2005/09/26/twincities_daily27.html?t=printable)