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SANUWAVE Health Submits to FDA First Module of PMA Application for dermaPACE for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

^{Published on 2010-12-10 05:06:23 - Market Wire}
 

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTC BB: SNWV), an emerging medical technology company focused on regenerative medicine, today reported its submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the first module of the Premarket Approval (PMA) application for the Companya™s dermaPACEa" device for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU).

SANUWAVE received FDA permission through the acceptance of its shell application in August 2010 to file the PMA for dermaPACEa" in a series of three sections or amodulesa. This first module included preclinical data and results of prior clinical testing. The Company plans to submit the second module containing a quality manufacturing system review prior to year end. The Company expects to file the third module containing data from the recently completed pivotal Phase III clinical trial of dermaPACEa" to treat diabetic foot ulcers, proposed product labeling and a summary of safety and effectiveness in the first quarter of 2011.

Christopher M. Cashman, President and CEO of SANUWAVE, said, aThe filing of this first PMA module brings us one step closer to our goal of offering a safe, effective and economical option for the millions of people with diabetes who suffer with chronic foot ulcers. A Class III PMA approval is the most stringent approval level granted in the U.S. for a medical device, and our efforts to obtain this approval for dermaPACEa" are the result of our commitment to a highly credible, disciplined clinical process and to a world-class quality system throughout the Company. We look forward to announcing the top-line results from our Phase III clinical trial and to filing the remaining two modules in support of an FDA approval for dermaPACEa" to treat diabetic foot ulcers."

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 patient follow-up in its pivotal Phase III, 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 bone and chronic tendonitis regeneration in the musculoskeletal environment through the utilization of its Ossatron®, Evotrona", and recently introduced orthoPACEa", devices in Europe.

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