Cardica Announces Publication of Case Report in the Journal of Neurosurgery Featuring Use of C-Port(R) System in Brain Arter...(/p The Journal of Neurosurgery Septemb...),Health

The Journal of Neurosurgery September issue also included results from a preclinical feasibility study of the use of the C-Port xA system to connect blood vessels in neurological bypass procedures. The study, conducted by surgeons at the University of Bern, Washington University and Heinrich-Heine- Universitat in Dusseldorf, demonstrated that the C-Port xA could reliably and consistently perform an anastomosis for an extracranial-intracranial high-flow bypass to the middle cerebral artery.

"Publication of the first use of the C-Port xA system in a successful arterial bypass in a patient with an intracranial aneurysm, together with the results of the neurologic preclinical feasibility study, demonstrate the versatility and diverse functionality of Cardica's C-Port systems in connecting blood vessels," said Bernard A. Hausen, M.D., Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Cardica. "We are exploring additional applications for our automated anastomosis systems in cerebrovascular neurosurgery and other fields beyond cardiothoracic surgery."

About Cardica

Cardica is a leading provider of automated anastomosis systems for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. By replacing hand-sewn sutures with easy-to-use automated systems, Cardica's products provide cardiovascular surgeons with rapid, reliable and consistently reproducible anastomoses, or connections of blood vessels, often considered the most critical aspect of the CABG procedure. Cardica's C-Port(R) Distal Anastomosis Systems are marketed in the United States and Europe and its PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System is marketed in the United States, Europe and Japan. Cardica also is developing additional devices with Cook Medical to facilitate vascular closure and other surgical procedures.

Forward-Looking Statements

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