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To: Commgod who wrote (1305)	6/17/1998 10:50:00 AM
From: Jeffrey L. Henken	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2887

>One question. I keep seeing the term "rapid-exchange" catheters in the press releases for the latest acquisition. Do we have a competitive product in our arsenal?< I'm checking on this for you and will give you a better answer as soon as I find out. However I think it's important to remember that at the present time AVE's stents are packages naked. They are not bundled with any catheter at all. Furthermore the OmniStent bifurcated design is very similar to World Medical's stent in phase two testing. The information below can be found on page 7 of this online version of the 10K: sec.gov The OmniStent(TM) has been successfully manufactured using a unique, patented proprietary process that makes a one piece, endless loop without welding, soldering or annealing. The Company also has a proprietary process in which it forms and shapes the stents prior to use. The Company is also looking at metals other than stainless steel (which it has previously used) and is designing its own delivery catheter which may use a variation of its Evert-O-Cath(TM). The OmniStent(TM) has several advantages over competitive products. It is a dual, endless coil which gives the stent versatility in using almost any material; the dual coil gives more than two times the hoop strength of a single coil; the continuous loop allows easy deployment whether on a balloon, guidewire, or through a sheath... I also ran a search for rapid exchange catheters on Excite which you can do also by clicking below: search.excite.com Regards, Jeff