Conceptus to Hold First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call May 8, 2003.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers SAN CARLOS San Carlos (săn kär`lōs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,167), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1925. The chief manufactures are plastic products, hardware, and machine parts. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2003 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 permanent birth control procedure Essure(TM), today announced that the Company will release 2003 first quarter financial results on Thursday, May 8, 2003. Management will host an investment-community conference call beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on May 8 to discuss results and to answer questions. Individuals interested in listening to the conference call live via the Internet may do so by visiting www.conceptus.com. A replay will be available on the Website for 14 days. About Conceptus Conceptus, Inc. manufactures and markets Essure, which is designed to provide a non-incisional alternative to tubal Tubal (t  `bəl), in the Bible, son of Japheth. 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 the leading form of birth control worldwide. The availability of Essure 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 in the United States. Additional information about Conceptus is available at www.conceptus.com or by calling 1-877-ESSURE2. Additional information about the Essure procedure is available at www.essure.com or by calling the Essure Information line at 1-877-ESSURE1. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements, the accuracy of which is necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties. Clinical efficacy of and market demand for our product and the results of our marketing programs, among other matters discussed in this release, may differ significantly from the discussion of such matters in the forward-looking statements. Such differences may be based upon factors within the Company's control, such as strategic planning decisions by management and re-allocation of internal resources, or on factors outside of the Company's control, such as decisions by regulatory authorities and insurance carriers, scientific advances by third parties and introduction of competitive products, as well as those factors set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2002 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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