Industry Veterans Roseanne Varner and Tony Recupero Join the Aragon Surgical Board of Directors.

Experienced New Directors Join as Company Enters Commercial Phase

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Aragon Surgical, Inc., a venture backed surgical device start-up company, announced today that Roseanne Varner and Tony Recupero will join the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Roseanne Varner brings to Aragon Surgical significant experience and a successful track record as a medical device executive. Currently, she is President and CEO of Aspire Medical, Inc., a Bay Area venture backed medical device company. Previously, Ms. Varner served as President and CEO of Gynecare, Inc., guiding the company through regulatory, marketing, and sales processes and negotiating an acquisition by Ethicon, Inc. (Johnson & Johnson). She also served as President and CEO of Luxar, Inc. and Atherotech, Inc. and has worked for Medtronic, American Hospital Supply Corporation, and other recognized industry names.

"Having Roseanne Varner join the Board of Directors is of tremendous benefit to our company," says Dr. Peter Edelstein, President and CEO of Aragon Surgical. "We are extremely fortunate to now be able to draw upon her wealth of experience as we proceed with our first commercial launch."

Tony Recupero served as Vice President of Sales for Kyphon, Inc., joining the company in 1999 prior to product launch and spearheading Kyphon's significant revenue growth (Kyphon was ranked by Espicom in 2004 as the number one medical device revenue growth company over one and five year periods). At Kyphon, he developed and managed one of the largest direct sales forces in the spine market. Mr. Recupero is currently President of Recupero Consulting Group, LLC.

"Tony Recupero will provide significant insight and guidance to the Aragon Surgical team as we continue to shape and implement our sales strategy for each of our surgical products," states Leslie Bottorff, Aragon Surgical investor and General Partner at ONSET Ventures. "His demonstrated sales leadership and management experience at Kyphon make Tony the perfect addition to our Board of Directors."

About Aragon Surgical, Inc.

Located in Palo Alto, California, Aragon Surgical is a venture backed, market driven surgical device company that is developing and commercializing a variety of surgical instruments intended to reduce operative time and improve patient safety, benefiting both patients and surgeons. Aragon Surgical was founded in 2005 with investments from Delphi Ventures and ONSET Ventures. Please visit us at www.aragonsurgical.com or call Customer Service toll free at [phone].