Allium Group Receives CE Mark for Its Next-Generation Prostatic Stent

World's only large caliber, removable prostatic stent designed to fit the anatomy and function of the prostatic urethra will be distributed throughout EuropeCAESAREA, Israel - January 12, 2009 - (HSMN NewsFeed) - Allium Group, the developer and manufacturer of innovative stents for the urinary, gastro-intestinal, pulmonary and peripheral vascular tracts, announced today that it has been awarded CE mark for its prostatic stent enabling commercialization of the system in the European Union and the countries that recognize the CE Mark.

"We are excited about receiving the European CE approval for our Prostatic stent. This achievement confirms the innovativeness and advantages of our stent technology and brings us closer to offering patients solutions that provide them with efficacious and immediate treatment, convenience, comfort and quality of life," said Limor Domnitz Gishri, CEO of Allium Medical. "Allium Medical has had a great deal of success in Europe with its biliary and ureteral stents that received CE marks and begun to market in 2007 and we believe that our prostatic stent will quickly become the "must have" solution for physicians and hospitals in Europe."

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