Cianna Medical Announces Issued Patents for SAVI Multi-Catheter Brachytherapy Device

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Cianna Medical announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued
two patents that are directly related to its SAVI multi-catheter brachytherapy
device for the treatment of breast cancer. The patents, Nos. 7,497,819 and
7,497,820 and titled "Expandable Brachytherapy Device," represent the first
patents issued for a family of applications focused in brachytherapy.

The SAVI multi-catheter open architecture design allows for the delivery of
patient-specific radiation that minimizes the radiation dose to healthy tissue.
Published reports and clinical experience show that most women who are excluded
from balloon brachytherapy because of the location of the lesion or breast size
can receive treatment with the SAVI delivery system.

"These two patents are the first of many we expect to secure through our
comprehensive intellectual property portfolio," said Jill Anderson, President
and CEO of Cianna Medical. "We are well positioned to protect our products and
our leadership in the breast brachytherapy market. Strong IP and innovative,
proven technology make Accelerated Partial Beast Irradiation (APBI) with SAVI a
viable therapy for women suffering from breast cancer."

Cianna received 510(k) clearance for SAVI from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration in August 2007 for use during brachytherapy procedures. For
appropriate patients, SAVI is an advanced technology that may reduce treatment
time to just five days, versus six to eight weeks for traditional radiation
therapy.

About Cianna Medical, Inc.

Cianna Medical, Inc. is a medical device company focused on women's health and
dedicated to the innovative treatment of early-stage breast cancer. The company
manufactures and markets the SAVI breast brachytherapy applicator, for the
delivery of radiation after lumpectomy surgery. The SAVI applicator allows
contouring of the radiation dose, and is designed to make the benefits of
accelerated partial breast irradiation available to a greater number of women.
For more information about the company, call (toll-free) 866-920-9444 or visit
www.CiannaMedical.com.

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