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NOVARE'S LINE OF ARTICULATING SURGICAL TOOLS ALLOW FULL MOBILITY FOR 'KEYHOLE' HYSTERECTOMY

December 20, 2005

Novare Surgical Systems Inc. today announced the privately held company is targeting its newly introduced line of EndoLink(TM) articulating surgical instruments for total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) -- the newest, most advanced approach for removing the cervix and uterus employing minimally invasive "keyhole" surgery. Cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the single-use, hand-held surgical instruments are the first to provide surgeons with six degrees of freedom not available with conventional, rigid instruments for performing laparoscopic procedures -- without the need for computer-aided instruments or robotics.

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