XTENT Receives CE Mark Approval for CUSTOM NX (R) Drug-Eluting St...(l disease based on each patient's indivi...),Health

Date:3/19/2009

l disease based on each patient's individual lesion characteristics. The Custom NX delivery system allows physicians to customize the length and diameter of the stent at the site of the lesion. Two sizes of the system have been developed, the Custom NX 36, a 36 millimeter stent and the Custom NX 60, a 60 millimeter stent. The stent is coated with Biolimus A9TM and the biodegradable drug carrier, PLA. XTENT has completed four clinical trials with follow-up data up to four years.

The Custom NX DES System has not been approved for sale in the United States.

About XTENT

XTENT, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing innovative customizable drug eluting stent (DES) systems for the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD is the most common form of cardiovascular disease and the number one cause of death in the United States and Europe. XTENT Custom NX DES Systems are designed to enable the treatment of single lesions, long lesions and multiple lesions of varying lengths and diameters, in one or more arteries with a single device.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release regarding XTENT's business that are not historical facts may be "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Specifically, these statements include, but are not limited to those concerning: XTENT's expectations with respect to the timing of the commercialization of its products in the European Union or elsewhere. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current, preliminary expectations, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted and which are included in the "Risk Factors" section of XTENT's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for t
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