Imaging Studies with Trans-Blood VisionÔ Accepted for Presentation at NASPEs 25th Annual Scientific Sessions

CardioOptics, a medical technology company developing cardiovascular devices incorporating direct, real-time vision through blood, announced today the presentation of two scientific abstracts on the use of Trans-Blood VisionÔ in minimally invasive cardiac procedures at the upcoming NASPE 25th Annual Scientific Sessions - Heart Rhythm 2004 meeting to be held in San Francisco, May 19-22.

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) April 14, 2004 --- CardioOptics, a medical technology company developing cardiovascular devices incorporating direct, real-time vision through blood, announced today the presentation of two scientific abstracts on the use of Trans-Blood Vision in minimally invasive cardiac procedures at the upcoming NASPE 25th Annual Scientific Sessions - Heart Rhythm 2004 meeting to be held in San Francisco, May 19-22. The presentations will include videos from animal studies demonstrating direct visual viewing and monitoring of catheter-based cardiac ablation, and navigating to the coronary sinus for rapid lead placement for biventricular pacemaker implantation. When developed into clinical products, CardioOptics believes its Trans-Blood Vision technology can revolutionize the way intra-cardiac procedures are performed. By directly viewing cardiac ablation, minimally invasive treatment for atrial fibrillation, a serious disease of aging, can become commonplace. Use of direct vision to implant biventricular pacemaker leads will also allow more patients to received Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure.

The first presentation, to be delivered by Dr. Bradley P. Knight, is entitled Direct Visualization During Catheter Ablation in a Closed-Chest Animal Using Flexible Fiber-Optic Infrared Endoscopy," and will be part of session AB 05, New Methods and Technologies for Ablation, to be held Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 11:30 AM

The second presentation, to be delivered by Dr. Saman Nazarian, is entitled Direct Visualization of Coronary Sinus Ostium and Branches with a Flexible Steerable Fiber-Optic Infrared Endoscope," and will be part of session AB 14, New Techniques and Technologies for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, to be held Thursday, May 20, 2004 at 5:45 PM.

NASPE is the North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology. Both abstracts can be found online at: http://www.naspe.org/scientific_sessions/

Trans-Blood Vision
Trans-Blood Vision (TBV) is a patented, innovative, novel imaging technology based on a flexible fiber-optic catheter system. TBV provides direct, real-time vision through blood to navigate to, view and characterize structures and tissues inside the heart and vessels. The system is comprised of a video monitor, a laptop sized instrument containing the electronics and control systems for creating and displaying images through blood, and a disposable Fiber-optic InfraRed Endoscopy (FIRE) catheter. The FIRE catheter has been successfully demonstrated in animal trials where it was tested as part of the CardioOptics TBVÔ pacemaker lead placement kit as well as in viewing and monitoring cardiac ablations.

CardioOptics, Inc.
CardioOptics is a private company pioneering the development of Trans-Blood Vision technology. As a guide to therapy, TBV will significantly improve well over a dozen clinical applications including Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) therapy, guidance for Atrial Fibrillation ablation, and Coronary Intervention, as well as enable many cardiac procedures (such as heart valve repair) that currently cannot be performed effectively in the minimally invasive setting. On its own and in conjunction with strategic partners, CardioOptics intends to commercialize and introduce TBV systems for numerous existing and new clinical applications where it will provide clear clinical and economic benefits. For additional information, please visit the Companys website, http://www.cardio-optics.com.

For enquiries, please contact:
Larry Blankenship, CEO
720-406-1560
L.Blankenship@cardio-optics.com