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BSD Medical Submits 510(k) Premarket Notification for MicroThermX(R)-100 Microwave Ablation System.


SALT LAKE CITY -- BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) The software distribution facility of the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California at Berkeley.  Medical Corporation (AMEX AMEX

See: American Stock Exchange
:BSM) today announced that the company has provided its 510(k) Premarket Notification submission to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA
abbr.
Food and Drug Administration


FDA,
n.pr See Food and Drug Administration.

FDA,
n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration.
) for the MicroThermX-100 Microwave Ablation System. The MicroThermX-100 Microwave Ablation System represents a major step into another market for BSD's products. Clearance from the FDA of the 510(k) Premarket Notification submission is required before a Class II product can be sold commercially in the United States.

A 510(k) Premarket Notification includes documentation regarding compliance to applicable standards (UL, IEC, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , EMI, etc.), demonstration of substantial equivalence to predicate devices, documentation of required testing--including biocompatibility biocompatibility

the quality of not having toxic or injurious effects on biological systems.

biocompatibility 1. The extent to which a foreign, usually implanted, material elicits an immune or other response in a recipient 2.
, shelf life, sterilization, software, hardware, and other required performance testing and documentation. The company's 510(k) submission involves 1,251 pages.

BSD Medical's product line includes systems that have been designed strategically to offer a complete range of thermal treatment products using microwave and RF (radiofrequency) technology. BSD is the leading developer of hyperthermia hyperthermia /hy·per·ther·mia/ (-ther´me-ah) hyperpyrexia; greatly increased body temperature.hyperther´malhyperther´mic

malignant hyperthermia
 systems. Hyperthermia is used to treat certain types of cancer using heat to increase the effectiveness of companion radiation therapy. The MicroThermX-100 Microwave Ablation System represents an expansion of BSD's products into new applications, as the MicroThermX-100 is designed as a stand-alone therapy that is used to ablate ab·late
v.
To remove or destroy the function of.



ablate

to remove, especially by cutting.

ablate verb To remove; excise
 diseased tissue using heat alone.

BSD Medical is the leading developer of precision-guided RF and microwave systems used to treat cancer at mild temperatures using hyperthermia to kill cancer cells and boost the effectiveness of companion treatments with radiation. The MicroThermX-100 is designed to ablate tissue at high temperatures in a single procedure. These two approaches are highly complementary. BSD Medical is the first company to announce the development of cancer treatment systems designed to address a full range of therapies using mild to high temperatures.

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date.
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