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SANUWAVE to Present Newest Device, Profilea", at the 20TH Biennial Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic S

^{Published on 2010-08-16 05:10:45 - Market Wire}
 

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCBB: SNWV) ([ www.sanuwave.com ]), an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in regenerative medicine, today announced that the Company will showcase their newest device, Profilea", which incorporates innovative Diffused Acoustic Pressure (DAPa") technology, at the 20^TH Biennial Congress of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) beginning during exhibition yesterday, August 15^th, and running through August 18^th, 2010 in San Francisco, CA.

The Company will share early stage therapy benefits from a series of case studies conducted by Dr. Miles Graivier, a renowned aesthetic plastic surgeon in Roswell, GA, that demonstrates the use of Profilea"in post-surgical applications, body shaping and scar management. DAPa" technology utilizes an innovative form of acoustic pressure waves to promote the benefits of massage through tissue stimulation.

Christopher M. Cashman, President and CEO of SANUWAVE, commented, aEarly stage investigation has shown Profilea" to be a versatile device that can be used by physicians as a stand-alone or adjunctive therapy in multiple points of care, including the physiciana™s office, hospital and medi-spa. We are excited to share Profilea" with the medical community attending ISAPS and educate them on how Profilea" can add clinical and economic value to their practice.a

Profilea" is expected to become commercially available in the United States in September 2010 and in the European Union by fourth quarter 2010. In addition, SANUWAVE expects to undertake a variety of clinical studies to further validate Profilea™sa" benefits in a number of aesthetic and plastic surgery applications.

The Profilea" device, as well as case studies by Dr. Graivier, will be available for review at the SANUWAVE booth #1220. Company representatives will be available to demonstrate the use of Profilea" and to speak further on the technology and its potential clinical utility.

About SANUWAVE Health, Inc.

SANUWAVE Health, Inc. ([ www.sanuwave.com ]) is an emerging regenerative medicine company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices for the repair and regeneration of tissue, musculoskeletal and vascular structures. SANUWAVEa™s portfolio of products and product candidates activate biologic signaling and angiogenic responses, including new vascularization and microcirculatory improvement, helping to restore the bodya™s normal healing processes and regeneration. SANUWAVE intends to apply its Pulsed Acoustic Cellular Expression (PACEa") technology in wound healing, orthopedic/spine, plastic/cosmetic and cardiac conditions. Its lead product candidate for the global wound care market, dermaPACEa", is CE marked for treatment of the skin and subcutaneous soft tissue and has completed enrollment in its FDA-approved Phase III, pivotal, Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) trial in the U.S. for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). SANUWAVE researches, designs, manufactures, markets and services its products worldwide and believes it has already demonstrated that this technology is safe and effective in stimulating healing in chronic conditions of the foot (plantar fasciitis) and the elbow (lateral epicondylitis) through its U.S. Class III PMA approved Ossatron® device, as well as stimulating osteogenesis to regenerate tissue for sports medicine, orthopedic and trauma indications such as tendinopathy, non-union fracture and osteoarthritis through the utilization of its Ossatron®, Evotrona", and recently introduced orthoPACEa", devices in Europe.

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