Biowave Corporation to Present at Medtech Insight's ``Investment In Innovation'' Boston Conference.BOSTON -- Biowave Corporation has announced that its President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Bradford Siff, will be presenting at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, October 10th, at Medtech Insight's "Investment In Innovation (In3) BOSTON: A Preview of Early-Stage Medical Technology Companies" Conference, taking place October 10-11, 2005, at The Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, MA. Biowave Corporation is a minimally invasive neuromodulation pain therapy company whose major goal is to help physicians and surgeons Physicians and surgeons are medical practitioners who treat illness and injury by prescribing medication, performing diagnostic tests and evaluations, performing surgery, and providing other medical services and advice. manage their patients' pain and reduce or eliminate the use of opiates Opiates Analgesic, pain killing drugs, such as heroin and morphine that depress the central nervous system. Mentioned in: Withdrawal Syndromes , NSAIDs and their associated side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. . The company's Deepwave(R) and Homewave(R) devices send an electronic signal into deep tissue in the body, blocking the transmission of pain. Deepwave(R) and Homewave(R) devices are currently being used for investigational use in IRB IRB See: Industrial Revenue Bond approved clinical studies under 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. guidelines to treat musculoskeletal musculoskeletal /mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal/ (-skel´e-t'l) pertaining to or comprising the skeleton and muscles. mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal adj. Relating to or involving the muscles and the skeleton. pain that is chronic, acute or post-operative in nature and located in the low back, joints and extremities. Clinical studies have shown that following a 20-30 minute treatment, benefits include up to an immediate 80% average reduction in pain and a significant increase in range of motion and mobility, all of which last for up to 48 hours post treatment, without the side effects that are common to drugs, surgery and implanted devices. Biowave signed a license agreement in June 2005 with a major Japanese medical device company for manufacturing and marketing in Japan, China and several smaller Asian countries. Additionally, Biowave's Japanese partner recently received Ministry of Health approval in Japan for its neuromodulation pain therapy device based on Biowave's technology. In the U.S., Biowave filed its first 510(k) application with the FDA in August 2005 on its Deepwave Neuromodulation Pain Therapy Device and anticipates marketing clearance before year end. Medtech Insight, a division of Windhover Information Inc., is the leading provider of business information and market intelligence for the medical technology marketplace. To register for the "Investment In Innovation Boston" conference or for more information on Medtech Insight, please call Kristy Grimes at 480-985-9512, e-mail kristy@medtechinsight.com, or visit www.medtechinsight.com. |
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