Conceptus Conference Call With Adams, Harkness & Hill Available On the Web.Business, Health & Medical Editors SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 16, 2001 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 NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on NM: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 ), the developer of the STOP(TM) non-surgical permanent contraception device for women, today announced that it will be participating in a conference call sponsored by the investment bank Adams, Harkness & Hill on January 16, 2001 beginning at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. Steven Bacich, president and chief executive officer, and Jay Cooper, M.D. and U.S. lead clinical investigator, will provide an overview of the company's progress to the bank's institutional clients. Individuals interested in listening to the conference call via the Internet may do so through Vcall at www.vcall.com. To listen to the live call, please visit the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install the necessary audio software. A replay will be available on the site for 90 days. The conference call may also be accessed on the company's web site, www.conceptus.com. Conceptus, Inc. is developing STOP(TM), an innovative medical device designed to provide a non-surgical alternative to the leading form of contraception worldwide, surgical tubal Tubal (t  `bəl), in the Bible, son of Japheth. sterilization. Data from the United Nations show that worldwide, 30% of reproductive couples using contraception rely on surgical tubal sterilization. A survey performed by the Centers for Disease Control indicates that surgical tubal sterilization is the No. 1 form of contraception in the U.S., and that 35% of women age 35-44 have had a surgical tubal sterilization. An estimated 800,000 tubal ligations are performed each year in the U.S., of which 90% are performed in a hospital or surgi-center and require general anesthesia Anesthesia, General DefinitionGeneral anesthesia is the induction of a state of unconsciousness with the absence of pain sensation over the entire body, through the administration of anesthetic drugs. . STOP is a proprietary micro-coil that is designed to be deployed permanently into each fallopian tube fallopian tube (fəlō`pēən), either of a pair of tubes extending from the uterus to the paired ovaries in the human female, also called oviducts, technically known as the uterine tube. using the Company's minimally invasive tubal access and delivery system and a unique delivery wire. Once in place, STOP is designed to induce a benign tissue response that occludes the lumen of the fallopian tubes Fallopian tubes The narrow ducts leading from a woman's ovaries to the uterus. After an egg is released from the ovary during ovulation, fertilization (the union of sperm and egg) normally occurs in the fallopian tubes. . |
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