Medjet Announces Completion of HydroBrush Prototype.EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 1997--Medjet, 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 : MDJT common; MDJTW warrants), a leading developer of surgical cutting devices based on high-velocity water jets, today announced the completion of the prototype for its HydroBrush(TM) Keratome for removing (debriding) epithelium from the cornea over a defined area. The HydroBrush(TM) is a small hand tool with a transparent applanating surface that is placed against the area to be debrided. A circular jet of water operated at a pressure of about 4,000 psi acts as the brush. The surgeon moves the tool across the cornea to produce a perfect circular debridement, typically 7-8 millimeters in diameter, in approximately two seconds. Removal of the epithelium is the first step in excimer laser refractive surgery, known as PRK PRK photorefractive keratectomy. Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) A procedure that uses an excimer laser to make modifications to the cornea and permanently correct myopia. . It is also used for treating various corneal problems associated with disease, infection, dystrophy and physical damage to the epithelium. Eugene I. Gordon Eugene I. Gordon (New York City, September 14, 1930 ) is an American physicist. He was Director of the Lightwave Devices Laboratory of Bell Labs He receivced the B.S. degree from City College of New York in 1952, and his Ph.D. in physics from the MIT in 1957. , president and chief executive officer, commented, "Until now, removal of the epithelium has been accomplished by scraping the surface of the cornea with a metal blade, a relatively slow procedure that often damages the underlying Bowman's layer and generally leaves debris on the surface. There is a growing belief in the ophthalmic community that the several minutes required to perform the epithelial removal and the associated uncontrolled hydration hydration /hy·dra·tion/ (hi-dra´shun) the absorption of or combination with water. hy·dra·tion n. 1. The addition of water to a chemical molecule without hydrolysis. 2. of the cornea contribute in part to the inaccuracy of PRK in regularly achieving the intended refractive refractive capacity to refract light. refractive error a difference between the focal length of the cornea and lens, and the length of the eye, resulting in myopia or hyperopia. correction. If this proves to be the case, then the new epithelial removal device, because of its speed, could be extremely important. "The HydroBrush(TM) epithelial debridement, in contract, is done quickly, produces an immaculate surface totally free of debris and, based on Medjet's studies to date on cadaver eyes, causes no damage to the Bowman's layer. Based on the company's trials to date using live rabbits, the debrided epithelium heals at least as well as with a knife blade removal and typically more quickly." The prototype of the company's other early product, the HydroBlade(TM) Keratome for therapeutic lamellar lamellar /la·mel·lar/ (lah-mel´ar) 1. pertaining to or resembling lamellae. 2. lamellated (1). lamellar pertaining to or emanating from lamella. keratoplasty keratoplasty /ker·a·to·plas·ty/ (ker´ah-to-plas?te) plastic surgery of the cornea; corneal transplantation. optic keratoplasty , is expected to be available for clinical testing by the end of the first quarter of 1997. Medjet Inc.'s HydroBlade(TM) and HydroBrush(TM) Keratomes are proprietary surgical devices that utilize a hair-thin circular beam of supersonic-velocity water to cut layers of the cornea and other human tissue. In lamellar keratoplasty, based on initial experiments on enucleated enucleated adjective Referring to an eye that has been traumatically or surgically removed from the orbit. Cf Anucleated. eyes and live rabbit eyes, the company's HydroBlade(TM) Keratome is expected to be safer, more accurate and less expensive than other scalpel-based cutting devices and to result in a more stable corneal adjustment that is less painful for patients. All statements regarding the anticipated or expected benefits of the HydroBrush(TM) Keratome and the HydroBlade(TM) Keratome and the timetable for delivery of the HydroBlade(TM) Keratome and the application to the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. are merely projections and may not be realized. CONTACT: Medjet Inc. Eugene I. Gordon, 908/738-3990 or Lobsenz Stevens, Inc. Mark Perlgut, 212/684-6300 ext. 309 |
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