Conceptus Added to the Russell 3000 Index.SAN CARLOS, Calif. -- Conceptus conceptus /con·cep·tus/ (-tus) the product of the union of oocyte and spermatozoon at any stage of development from fertilization until birth, including extraembryonic membranes as well as the embryo or fetus. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTS CPTS Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (network security) CPTS Comptroller Squadron CPTS Computer Program Test Specifications CPTS Catastrophe Personnel Tracking System CPTS Claims Procedure Training Specialist ), developer of the non-incisional Essure(R) permanent birth control procedure, today announced that the Company has been added to the Russell 3000 Index The Russell 3000 Index is a stock market index of US stocks. The ticker is "RUA" or similar. See Russell Indexes page for main discussion. See also the iShares Russell 3000. following the Russell Investment Group's reconstitution of its family of U.S. indices on June 30, 2006. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization Total Market Capitalization The total market value of all of a firm's outstanding securities. . Mark Sieczkarek, President and Chief Executive Officer of Conceptus, commented, "Our inclusion in the Russell 3000 Index is validation of our growth and should increase the Company's visibility with investors and institutions that rely on the Russell indices as part of their investment strategy." Russell indexes Russell Indexes US equity index widely used by pension and mutual fund investors that are weighted by market capitalization and published by the Frank Russell Company of Tacoma, Washington. are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for both passive and active investment strategies. An industry-leading $3.8 trillion in assets currently are benchmarked to them. Investment managers who oversee these funds purchase shares of member stocks according to that company's weighting in the particular index. Russell, a global leader in multi-manager investment services, provides investment products and services in 44 countries. Russell manages more than $167 billion in assets and advises clients worldwide representing $2.4 trillion. Founded in 1936, Russell is a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual and is headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., with additional offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Toronto, London, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Auckland and Tokyo. About the Essure Procedure The Essure procedure deploys a soft micro-insert into the fallopian tube through the cervix using a minimally invasive transcervical tubal Tubal (t  `bəl), in the Bible, son of Japheth. access catheter. Once in place, the device is designed to elicit tissue growth in and around the micro-insert to form an occlusion or blockage in the fallopian tube. An Essure procedure does not require cutting or penetrating the abdomen and can be performed in a less costly procedure setting without general anesthesia. A woman is able to return home about 45 minutes after the procedure is completed. There is a three-month waiting period after the procedure during which women must use another form of birth control. The Essure procedure is 99.80% effective after four years of follow-up. The Essure procedure has been demonstrated in a small portion of the women undergoing clinical studies to be 99.74% effective based on 5 years of follow-up. Five year follow-up of all patients in clinical trials is ongoing. About Conceptus Conceptus, Inc. manufactures and markets the Essure Permanent Birth Control system, an innovative medical device and procedure designed to provide a non-incisional alternative to tubal ligation ligation /li·ga·tion/ (li-ga´shun) the application of a ligature. tubal ligation sterilization of the female by constricting, severing, or crushing the uterine tubes. , which is currently the leading form of birth control worldwide. The availability of the Essure procedure in the U.S. is expected to open up a market currently occupied by incisional tubal ligation and vasectomy vasectomy, male sterilization by surgical excision of the vas deferens, the thin duct that carries sperm cells from the testicles to the prostate and the penis. , which combined account for over 1 million procedures annually. Additional information about the Essure procedure is available at www.essure.com or by calling the Essure Information Center at 1-877-ESSURE1. Additional information about Conceptus is available at www.conceptus.com or by calling 1-877-ESSURE2. |
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