Angeion Corporation Expands International
Support
Through New Medical Graphics Branch Office in Milan
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (March 19, 2007) — Angeion
Corporation (NASDAQ: ANGN)
announced today that its Medical Graphics business has opened a European
branch office in
Milan, Italy. This new office will facilitate revenue growth in international
markets, provide closer
marketing support to distribution partners and expand technical support
for clinical research.
The office will house the Minnesota-based medical device firm’s
business development
manager, as well as technical and field service support dedicated to
the Company’s expanding
business.
“Recent growth in our Medical Graphics international cardiorespiratory
business, combined with
the number of European-based clinical research sites utilizing our
diagnostic systems and
services, and revenue potential necessitate our presence in Europe,” Rodney
Young, Angeion
Chief Executive Officer and President, commented. “We are excited
about the future impact of
our new European branch office. It expands our commitment to provide
the highest quality
customer care, real-time technical support on a multi-lingual basis,
as well as country-specific
marketing for our distribution partners. In addition to notably reducing
our international travel
related expenses, one of the most significant benefits of our new branch
office will be our ability
to provide a seamless, efficient connection between our corporate resources
and our
international distribution partners and end-users.”
About Angeion Corporation
Founded in 1986, Angeion Corporation acquired
Medical Graphics Corporation in December 1999.
Medical Graphics develops, manufactures and markets non-invasive cardiorespiratory
diagnostic systems
that are sold under the MedGraphics (www.medgraphics.com) and New Leaf
(www.newleaffitness.com)
brand and trade names. These cardiorespiratory diagnostic systems have
a wide range of applications in
healthcare as well as health and fitness. The Company’s products
are sold internationally through
distributors and in the United States through a direct sales force
that targets heart and lung specialists
located in hospitals, university-based medical centers, medical clinics
and physicians’ offices,
pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, clinical research
organizations, health and
fitness clubs, personal training studios, and other exercise facilities.
For more information about Angeion,
visit www.angeion.com.
The discussion above contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements by their nature involve
substantial risks and
uncertainties. Our results may differ materially depending on a variety
of factors, including: (i) our ability to successfully operate our
business, including our ability to develop, improve, and update our
cardiorespiratory diagnostic products, (ii) our ability to ensure constant
margins for products in light of
fluctuating revenues from our clinical research customers, (iii) our
ability to effectively manufacture and
ship our products in required quantities to meet customer demands,
(iv) our ability to successfully defend
the Company from product liability claims related to our cardiorespiratory
diagnostic products and claims
associated with our prior cardiac stimulation products, (v) our ability
to protect our intellectual property,
(vi) our ability to develop and maintain an effective system of internal
controls and procedures and
disclosure controls and procedures, and (vii) our dependence on third-party
vendors. Because actual
results may differ, shareholders and prospective investors are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on
such forward-looking statements which are qualified in their entirety
by the risk factors referred to above
and the other risk factors that are described from time to time in
Angeion's Securities and Exchange
Commission reports, including but not limited to the Annual Report
on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
October 31, 2006, and subsequently filed reports.
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