Corporate Profile for Visualization Technology, dated September 25, 1998.

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Published Date:   Sept. 25, 1998

Company Name:          Visualization Technology

Address:          200 Research Drive
                  Wilmington, MA 01887

Main Telephone
 Number:          978/933-1000 or 800/708-3856

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL)           www.vitech.com
Chief Executive
 Officer:          Maurice R. Ferre, MD, MPH
Industry:          Medical Devices


Company description:
Mission:  To develop, manufacture and market affordable intraoperative
image guided systems for medical and surgical applications.
Business: VTI is the manufacturer of intraoperative medical devices
for use in minimally invasive image guided surgery.
Product:  The InstaTrak(R) System integrates medical imaging, sensor
technology and computers into a single device for intraoperative
visualization. The System plots precise movement of surgical
instruments and correlates them to medical images on a video display,
showing the actual position of surgical instruments inside hidden
patient anatomy.
Market Approval: VTI submitted application for premarket notification
to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in January 1996, and the
agency authorized 510(k) clearance of the ENT application in April
1996. In August 1998, the System received 510(k) clearance for
pediatric use.
Other designations: ISO 9001, EN46001:1997
                    1998 Corporate Sponsor of the American Academy of
                    Otolaryngology
Systems in use: The InstaTrak System is installed in over 125
hospitals worldwide.
Employees: 70+
VTI is privately held.
InstaTrak is a registered trademark of Visualization Technology, Inc.

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