American Medical Systems Introduces a New Class of Incontinence Products.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003 New system gives physicians greater choice and flexibility to meet patient needs American Medical Systems (Nasdaq:AMMD AMMD Aerodynamic Mass Median Diameter ) continues to grow its line of minimally invasive solutions for treating female stress urinary incontinence stress urinary incontinence n. See stress incontinence. with the U.S. launch today of the first product in the BioArc(TM) family of incontinence treatments, the BioArc SP(TM) Sling System. The BioArc SP sling is the only product available today that offers physicians a choice of a biologic graft material matched with a self-fixating synthetic sling. The BioArc SP sling is a hybrid sling system, composed of synthetic and biologic materials, and is formed with the surgeon's choice of type, size and thickness of biologic tissue for urethral urethral pertaining to or emanating from urethra. urethral agenesis, urethral atresia failure of development of all or part of the urethra: characterized by complete urine retention. A rare cause of neonatal uremia. support that is customized to meet the needs of the patient. In addition, the new sling system employs the same unique suprapubic approach and benefits of a self-fixating polypropylene mesh as the AMS AMS - Andrew Message System SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill (TM) Sling System, which has been used in more than 50,000 procedures since the device was introduced in 2001. "Our strategy is to continue to develop new approaches to treat incontinence, and we believe that the innovative BioArc system will further expand this rapidly growing market," said Douglas W. Kohrs, president and chief executive officer of American Medical Systems. "Our goal is to strengthen our leadership in the female incontinence field by pioneering the most advanced treatments in the market." George Webster, M.D., F.R.C.S., professor in the Division of Urology at Duke University in Durham, NC, notes that the BioArc SP sling offers physicians a versatile technique for treating women suffering from incontinence. "The BioArc SP sling provides the safety and simplicity of the SPARC procedure with the biologic graft material I deem appropriate for my patient. I use the BioArc SP sling for women with poor vaginal or urethral tissues, such as those patients with tissue damaged by radiation treatments in whom a synthetic sling might not be well-suited." Dr. Webster added that the BioArc SP sling procedure is both minimally invasive and can be completed in a short period of time. More than 17 million women in the U.S. suffer from stress urinary incontinence, the most common type of urinary incontinence Urinary Incontinence Definition Urinary incontinence is unintentional loss of urine that is sufficient enough in frequency and amount to cause physical and/or emotional distress in the person experiencing it. . Stress urinary incontinence is frequently caused by the weakening of pelvic floor tissue due to pregnancy or childbirth. With a sling procedure, the leading technique for treating stress urinary incontinence in women, the surgeon places biologic or synthetic material under the urethra urethra (y  rē`thrə), canal in most mammals that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body; in the male it also serves as a genital duct. to provide the missing support. The BioArc SP sling joins a broad set of minimally invasive surgical options that American Medical Systems has developed to treat urinary incontinence in women, including the Monarc(TM) Subfascial Hammock and the SPARC and In-Fast(TM) Sling Systems. Note to Editors: To obtain photos of the BioArc SP sling, please contact Jennifer Moire Pronounced "mor-ray" and spelled "moiré." In computer graphics, a visible distortion. It results from a variety of conditions; for example, when scanning halftones at a resolution not consistent with the eventual printed resolution or when superimposing curved patterns on one , American Medical Systems, at (952) 930-6345 or jennifer.moire@AmericanMedicalSystems.com About American Medical Systems American Medical Systems (Nasdaq:AMMD), headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, is a world leader in medical devices and procedures to cure incontinence, excessive menstrual bleeding, erectile dysfunction Erectile Dysfunction Definition Erectile dysfunction (ED), formerly known as impotence, is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse. (ED), and urinary obstructions (caused primarily by benign prostate hyperplasia Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) Enlargement of the prostate gland. Mentioned in: Paruresis (BPH BPH abbr. benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH Benign prostatic hypertrophy, a very common noncancerous cause of prostatic enlargement in older men. ) or strictures.) Although not life threatening, these disorders can significantly diminish one's quality of life and profoundly affect social relationships. In recent years the number of people seeking treatment has increased markedly as a result of longer lives, higher quality-of-life expectations, and greater awareness of new treatment alternatives. More information about the company and its products can be found at its website www.AmericanMedicalSystems.com and its SEC filings. |
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