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Biotech / Medical : Vasomedical Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cube who wrote (1312)	7/20/2000 7:08:30 PM
From: Starlight	Respond to of 1605

Perhaps as with other high-tech devices, the VASO equipment will be "upgraded" as time goes on, and they'll get repeat sales from the original buyers. I can't imagine that a device such as this wouldn't have to be replaced after a certain time. The question is: How long would that be? A TV show such as "20/20" or "Dateline" should be contacted about EECP. People want non-invasive treatments more and more these days as we hear horror stories about operating room mistakes, bad reactions to medicines, etc. I hope the company is sending press releases to all the TV media people. Betty

To: Cube who wrote (1312)	7/20/2000 8:00:19 PM
From: Mark Oliver	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1605

<I would like to see some kind of royalty payment down the line, but your question of what will happen when every clinic has all the machines they need is a good one. I'll be darn happy with the balance sheet after every cardiologist in the world has an EECP machine. By then, VASO will have either been bought out, or creating the next best thing. > I would also like to see a royalty payment, but... Anyway, there seems to be a lot of potential demand as you can't treat many people with one machine if they use it 1 hour a day for 30 days, therefore all centers will have to have banks of these machines. Also, quite a while ago I spoke to someone at the company and they said they had a goal of using these machines in a portable capacity to keep people alive in ambulances, as EECP would be a better choice than CPR. Has anyone heard anything further about this potential market? It would seem very large. I am also curious about how they help healthy people. Certainly seems like a great health spa treatment. Regards, Mark