CryoLife to Present at Lazard Capital Markets 7th Annual Healthcare Conference
ATLANTA, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, announced today that it will participate in the Lazard Capital Markets 7th Annual Healthcare Conference at The St. Regis Hotel in New York City.
Steven G. Anderson, president and CEO of CryoLife, Inc., will present a corporate overview on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 4:10 p.m., Eastern Time.
CryoLife's live presentation may be accessed through its Web site, www.cryolife.com, on the Investor Relations page. An archived copy of the presentation will be available for 90 days on the same Web site.
About CryoLife
Founded in 1984, CryoLife, Inc. is a leader in the processing and distribution of implantable living human tissues for use in cardiac and vascular surgeries throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Company's CryoValve® SG pulmonary heart valve, processed using CryoLife's proprietary SynerGraft® technology, has FDA 510(k) clearance for the replacement of diseased, damaged, malformed, or malfunctioning native or prosthetic pulmonary valves. The Company's CryoPatch® SG pulmonary cardiac patch has FDA 510(k) clearance for the repair or reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), which is a surgery commonly performed in children with congenital heart defects, such as Tetralogy of Fallot, Truncus Arteriosus, and Pulmonary Atresia. CryoPatch SG is distributed in three anatomic configurations: pulmonary hemi-artery, pulmonary trunk, and pulmonary branch. The Company's BioGlue® Surgical Adhesive is FDA approved as an adjunct to sutures and staples for use in adult patients in open surgical repair of large vessels. BioGlue is also CE marked in the European Community and approved in Canada and Australia for use in soft tissue repair and was recently approved in Japan for use in the repair of aortic dissections. The Company's BioFoam™ Surgical Matrix is CE marked in the European Community for use as an adjunct in the sealing of abdominal parenchymal tissues (liver and spleen) when cessation of bleeding by ligature or other conventional methods is ineffective or impractical. CryoLife distributes PerClot®, an absorbable powder hemostat, in the European Community. CryoLife currently distributes HemoStase®, a hemostatic agent, in much of the U.S. for use in cardiac and vascular surgery and in many international markets for cardiac, vascular, and general surgery, subject to certain exclusions, although CryoLife has received notice from Medafor, Inc. that it has terminated its HemoStase distribution agreement with CryoLife.
For additional information about the Company, visit CryoLife's Web Site: http://www.cryolife.com.
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D. Ashley Lee |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and |
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Chief Operating Officer |
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Phone: 770-419-3355 |
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SOURCE CryoLife, Inc.
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