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FACET SOLUTIONS, INC. RECEIVES IDE APPROVAL

May 8, 2006

Facet Solutions, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted conditional Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for its Anatomic Facet Replacement System (AFRS). The approval establishes Facet Solutions as a leader in the posterior spine motion preservation field and clears the way for a U.S. clinical study of its AFRS.
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