(BSNS WIRE) Biocontrol's Diasensor PMA Shell Accepted By FDA Biocontrol's Diasensor PMA Shell Accepted By FDA Business Editors PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 1999--Biocontrol Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:BICO) announced today, that the premarket approval application (PMA) Shell for modular review of its Diasensor 2000 noninvasive glucose monitor, submitted in late February, has been accepted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Diasensor 2000 is similar to the Diasensor 1000 with enhancements to the operating software. With this acceptance and assigned PMA Shell number, Biocontrol can commence submission of the PMA modules, the first of which is currently being compiled. Biocontrol Technology has its corporate offices in Pittsburgh, PA and is involved in the development and manufacture of biomedical devices and environmental products. Biocontrol has the exclusive rights to the research and development and manufacturing of the Diasensor 2000. Subsidiary Diasensor.com, Inc. also located in Pittsburgh, PA, owns the parent, marketing and distribution rights to the sensor. WEBSITE: www.bico.com INVESTOR RELATIONS NEWSLINE NUMBER: 1.800.357.6204 --30--tia/ny* jb CONTACT: Biocontrol Technology, Inc., Pittsburgh Investors Diane McQuaide, 412/429-0673 Fax: 412/279-9690 or Media Susan Taylor, 412/429-0673 Fax: 412/279-5041 KEYWORD: PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MEDICINE BIOTECHNOLOGY FOODS/BEVERAGES Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com *** end of story *** |