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Urologix Announces Presentation of Clinical Data at Geriatric Urological Society During AUA 2010 Annual Meeting

^{Published on 2010-05-28 13:10:15 - Market Wire}
 

MINNEAPOLIS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Urologix®, Inc. (NASDAQ:[ ULGX ]), a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets minimally invasive Cooled ThermoTherapya" technology to urologists to provide a durable and effective in-office treatment for patients suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), announced the selection of two clinical abstracts for podium presentation at the American Urological Association (AUA) 2010 Annual Meetinga™s sub-specialty society, the Geriatric Urological Society (GUS) meeting, to be held at the Marriot Nob Hill in San Francisco on Sunday, May 30, 2010 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm PDT.

"We are pleased the Geriatric Urological Society selected aSexual Function after Cooled High Energy Transurethral Thermotherapy: Results of Patient Clinical Data up to 5 Years Post-Treatmenta™ and aIntra-Prostatic Temperatures and Necrosis during High Energy Cooled Microwave Treatmenta™ for presentation"

aWe are pleased the Geriatric Urological Society selected aSexual Function after Cooled High Energy Transurethral Thermotherapy: Results of Patient Clinical Data up to 5 Years Post-Treatmenta™ and aIntra-Prostatic Temperatures and Necrosis during High Energy Cooled Microwave Treatmenta™ for presentation,a said Stryker Warren jr., Chief Executive Officer. aUrologix has led the minimally invasive space for the treatment of BPH when one inventories the clinical studies and the resultant publications and presentations. This speaks to both the efficacy of our technology and our commitment to the science of high energy, cooled microwave therapy. We are gratified by the interest again this year in clinical abstracts which advance the knowledge and the comparative effectiveness of high energy, Cooled ThermoTherapya" which is the province of Urologix.a

Thayne Larson, MD will present the two abstracts in a podium session. Dr. Larson is one of the early participants in clinical trials with Urologix in 1991; he practiced at the Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ and now is an independent researcher at The Institute of Medical Research, Scottsdale, AZ.

Urologix is an exhibitor at the AUA 2010 Annual Meeting at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from May 29 through June 1, 2010. The exhibit will emphasize the advantages of Cooled ThermoTherapya" versus BPH drugs while also demonstrating the distinct difference in peer reviewed published data available to support cooled high-energy transurethral microwave therapy versus low energy alternatives.

About Urologix

Urologix, Inc., based in Minneapolis, MN develops, manufactures and markets minimally invasive medical products for the treatment of urological disorders. The Company has developed and offers non-surgical, anesthesia-free, catheter-based treatments that use a proprietary cooled microwave technology for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition that affects more than 23 million men worldwide. Urologixa™ products include the CoolWave® , Targis® and Prostatron® control units and the CTC Advancea", Cooled ThermoCath® , Targis® and Prostaprobe® catheter families. All of Urologixa™ products utilize Cooled ThermoTherapya" - targeted microwave energy combined with a unique cooling mechanism to protect healthy tissue and enhance patient comfort - and provide safe, effective, lasting relief of the symptoms of BPH.