VentriPoint VMS(TM) Heart Analysis System Installed at University Children's Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland
VentriPoint Building European Network of Reference Centres for VMS(TM)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 (Menafn - Marketwire via COMTEX) --VentriPoint Diagnostics Ltd. (otcqx:VPTDF) has installed its VMS(TM) heart analysis system at University Children's Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland for their Congenital Heart Disease clinics.
"With the implementation of VMS(TM), we complete the spectrum of imaging modalities that we can offer to our patients. We will use the system in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot, a population in which our group has a longstanding and successful experience, both in clinical practice and advancing technology through research. We will expand the clinical use of VMS(TM) for evaluation of patients with transposition of the great arteries and atrial repair, through the involvement of our adult congenital heart disease clinic. VMS(TM) will save us time and effort in managing our congenital heart disease patients," stated Dr. Emanuela Valsangiacomo-Buchel, Cardiologist at the University Children's Hospital.
The division of Pediatric Cardiology at University Children's Hospital in Zurich is the largest division in Switzerland taking care of Children with CHD, and provides the entire spectrum of subspecialties in the field.
"With VMS(TM) heart analysis systems in the United Kingdom, Norway, Netherlands and now Switzerland, we are rapidly building a network of reference centres in Europe where interested cardiologists can go to use the VMS(TM) prior to acquiring one for their own hospitals", said Dr. George Adams, CEO of VentriPoint.
The VMS(TM) is for investigational use only in the United States and is approved for sale and clinical use in Canada and Europe.
About VentriPoint Diagnostics Ltd.
VentriPoint has created a diagnostic ultrasound tool to monitor patients with heart disease, a leading cause of death in developed countries. Management believes the VMS(TM) is the first cost-effective and accurate diagnostic tool for measuring right ventricle heart function. Congenital heart disease is the first application in a suite of applications for all major heart diseases including pulmonary hypertension, cardiovascular disease and heart failure, which management believes has a multibillion-dollar market potential. Canada and Europe (CE Mark) have granted approval for the sale of VentriPoint's VMS(TM) heart analysis system and VentriPoint is pursuing the US-FDA approval through the 510(k) process.
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