Kensey Nash Announces Presentations on its Cartilage Repair Device at the International Cartilage Repair Socie...( EXTON Pa. May 26 /- Kensey Nash Corpo...),Health

EXTON, Pa., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kensey Nash Corporation (Nasdaq: KNSY) announced that its cartilage repair device has been highlighted in two podium presentations at the 8th World Congress of the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) Meeting held in Miami, FL on May 23-26, 2009. The pre-clinical findings demonstrate the potential for Kensey Nash's proprietary tissue engineering implant to repair damaged articular cartilage.

These presentations detailed two studies, which have been designed to evaluate the safety and performance of the Kensey Nash Cartilage Repair Device (CRD) in a simulated clinical application prior to initiating a formal clinical investigation, which is ultimately necessary for U.S. FDA marketing approval. The first study, being performed with the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, demonstrated superior healing characteristics for the CRD in a preclinical study when compared with microfracture after 4 months of treatment. The microfracture technique is the current standard for articular cartilage treatment. The second study, performed in collaboration with the Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at the New Bolton Center of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, examined the CRD in a pre-clinical model at 6 and 12 months. This study indicated that cartilage defects treated with the CRD repaired more rapidly than controls. The data also suggested that the de novo tissue formed in the CRD at 12 months is mechanically sound and durable, and resembles natural articular cartilage. Both studies showed that the CRD had the ability to remain at the site of implantation independently, providing a significant advantage over devices requiring additional means of fixation.

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