Astro-Med's
Grass Technologies Receives FDA Clearance to Market Its S12X Cortical
Stimulator
WEST WARWICK, RI, Jul 20, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Astro-Med,
Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) today announced that its Grass® Technologies
Subsidiary has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance
to sell its S12X Cortical Stimulator and ESAx Electrode Switch Array.
The new products are used for electrical stimulation of the brain's
cortex. Their use involves monitoring a patient's response to electrical
stimulation, primarily for functional localization and precise mapping
prior to surgery. Grass Technologies will sell these exciting new products
for use in conjunction with their long-term Epilepsy Monitoring systems.
Typically, long-term epilepsy monitoring is conducted in large hospitals
affiliated with major universities around the world.
Alfredo Bustamante, Product Manager, commented, "The FDA clearance
of the S12X Cortical Stimulator and ESAx Electrode Switch Array marks
a major advancement for Grass Technologies in the area of Epilepsy Monitoring
and Surgery. The advanced products allow the latest technology to assist
in crucial brain resection procedures. The market was in dire need for
such a product that helps eliminate errors in these critical procedures.
Features of the new product include touch-screen stimulator control,
touch-screen electrode selection for stimulation, and integrated EEG
amplifier connections. These new products will truly make Grass Technologies
unique in the field of Diagnostic Epilepsy Monitoring."
About Grass Technologies
Grass Technologies, an Astro-Med, Inc. Subsidiary, is a world leader
in neurophysiological monitoring instruments and software designed to
detect, amplify, and display the electrical activity of the brain.
Primary applications of Grass products include Sleep Monitoring and
Analysis, Long-Term Monitoring (LTM), EEG Monitoring, and Neurophysiological
Research Studies. Customers include sleep centers and clinics, hospitals,
universities, and pharmaceutical companies. More information about S12X
and Grass Technologies is available at: www.GrassTechnologies.com, or
by telephoning 877-472-7779 toll-free in the USA and Canada.
About Astro-Med®, Inc.
Astro-Med, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of specialty high tech printing
systems, electronic medical instrumentation, and test and measurement
instruments. Astro-Med, Inc. products are sold under the brand names
Astro-Med, Grass Technologies, and QuickLabel® Systems, and are
employed around the world in a wide range of aerospace, medical, military,
industrial, and packaging applications. Astro-Med, Inc. is a member
of the Russell Microcap® Index. Additional information is available
by visiting www.Astro-MedInc.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements, and actual results
may vary from those expressed or implied herein. Factors that could
affect these results include those mentioned in Astro-Med's FY2009 annual
report and its annual and quarterly filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Albert W. Ondis
CEO
Everett V. Pizzuti
President
Astro-Med, Inc.
(401) 828-4000
www.Astro-MedInc.com
