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Orqis(R) Medical Reports Impressive Result in Hospitalized Patient

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Orqis(R) International GmbH, a medical products company marketing devices to treat heart failure, announced first use of the Cancion(R) System on May 27 by Dr. Maria Frigerio and Dr. Fabrizio Oliva at Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda-Milano, Milano, Italy, as part of the hospital's objective to provide the latest medical technology to treat patients.

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Dr. Frigerio and Dr. Oliva successfully treated a patient hospitalized with heart failure who was not responding to optimized medical management. Treatment with the Cancion System improved the patient's health to the point where the patient was successfully discharged home after being hospitalized for six months (since December 2007). Remarkably, he has remained out of the hospital over 65 days for any heart failure-related conditions.

The Cancion System enables aortic flow therapy which provides physicians with a low-risk tool to improve cardiac performance and unload the heart -- without touching the heart. The catheter-based, percutaneous device addresses patients suffering from acute decompensated heart failure by moving blood from an iliac artery to the descending aorta through the use of an extracorporeal circulatory support. This proprietary therapy uniquely bridges the treatment gap between medical management and more invasive procedures -- without ever touching the heart.

"There has been very little progress in creating effective new approaches for treating patients with heart failure," stated Dr. Frigerio. She continued, "The Cancion System provides Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda-Milano with the latest technology so we may provide the best care for our patients."

Laura Eaton, R.N., Director, U.S. Sales, Orq
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