Andover Medical, Inc. Announces formation of the Female Health Advisory Board.ANDOVER, Mass. -- Andover Medical, Inc. (AMI), (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ADOV.OB) announced today that Peter Rosenblatt, MD will be the chairman of its newly formed Female Health Advisory Board, the purpose of which, is to assist the Company in identifying market opportunities and how best to address them. On November 6, 2006, AMI announced it entered into a letter of intent to acquire SRS Medical Systems, Inc., a technology leader in the area of non-invasive devices for incontinence, a condition that affects 30 million people worldwide, most of whom are women. As part of AMI's strategy, Dr. Rosenblatt will team with the management of SRS on creating and implementing its strategies. About Peter Rosenblatt, MD Dr. Peter Rosenblatt, an innovator in the field of operative laparoscopy laparoscopy or peritoneoscopy Procedure for inspecting the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope; also surgery requiring use of a laparoscope. Laparoscopes use fibre-optic lights and small video cameras to show tissues and organs on a monitor. and pelvic reconstructive surgery, holds several patents for surgical instruments and has worked with several companies to develop new procedures for pelvic prolapse prolapse Protrusion of an internal organ out of its normal place, usually of the rectum or uterus outside the body when supporting muscles weaken. The membrane lining the rectum can push out through the anus, most often in old people with constipation who strain during and stress incontinence. Affiliated with many Boston-area hospitals and teaching programs, Dr. Rosenblatt has been Mount Auburn Hospital's Director of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery since 1995, and has directed that fellowship program since 1999. He is also the Director of Urogynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Both an international and regional referral center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and , and an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. . Speaking regionally and nationally on topics related to urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery, Dr. Rosenblatt is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a professional association of medical doctors specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in the United States. It has a membership of over 49,000[1] and represents 90 percent of U.S. and an active member of several other organizations. He is co-founder of the New England Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (NEAGL), which offers training to attendings and residents of Ob/Gyn programs and hosts meetings of laparoscopic Laparoscopic A minimally-invasive surgical or diagnostic procedure that uses a flexible endoscope (laparoscope) to view and operate on structures in the abdomen. Mentioned in: Obstetrical Emergencies surgeons to share interesting cases and innovative techniques. Dr. Rosenblatt received his BA from Brown University and his MD from Tufts University School of Medicine The Tufts University School of Medicine is one of the eight schools that comprise Tufts University. Located on the university's health sciences campus in the Chinatown district of Boston, Massachusetts, the medical school has clinical affiliations with thousands of doctors and . He completed his internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology obstetrics and gynecology Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. at University of Massachusetts Medical School UMMS is ranked fourth in primary care education among the nation’s 125 medical schools in the 2006 U.S.News & World Report annual guide, “America’s Best Graduate Schools”. UMMS is also a major center for research. and returned to Brown to complete his fellowship in Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. About Andover Medical, Inc. Andover Medical, Inc. (AMI) is building a single source provider of orthopedic, podiatric and urological durable medical equipment Durable medical equipment is a term of art used to describe certain Medicare benefits, that is, whether Medicare may pay for the item. The item is defined by Title XVIII the Social Security Act: Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements include plans to offer physicians the largest selection of competitively priced brand-name durable medical equipment, and urodynamic diagnostic and treatment products. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, achievements or transactions of AMI and its affiliates to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or transactions expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors which, could impact the Company and the forward-looking statements contained herein are included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events. |
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