Live Webcast Spine Surgery Featuring HydroCision's SpineJet Technology Monday November 1, 2004, 3:00-4:00 pm EST

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; ANDOVER, MA, October 25, 2004- HydroCision, Inc., the leading developer of Hydrosurgery devices, announced today the live webcast spine surgery featuring HydroCision's SpineJet XL device on Monday, November 1, 2004, 3:00 - 4:00 pm EST.

Dr. Steven M. Reich, Attending Orthopedic Surgeon from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital will be performing a live webcast Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) procedure on November 1, 2004 featuring HydroCision's SpineJet XL device.   The SpineJet XL product line was designed to provide spine surgeons with fast, safe, and effective instruments for disc space preparation in lumbar interbody fusion.

The SpineJet XL products combine unique cutting tips with high velocity fluidjet technology to simultaneously cut and evacuate tissue without removing the instrument from the disc space.  

Dr. Reich remarked, “(HydroCision's) waterjet technology enables (me)...to very quickly, effectively, and safely remove the disc material (allowing me) to increase the cross sectional area for a fusion to occur.   The larger the cross sectional area... the more likely a bony fusion will occur... and ultimately the patient will be relieved of their pain.”

“We are very excited about the opportunity for a highly skilled surgeon like Dr. Reich to use our SpineJet XL devices in a webcast surgical procedure," commented Doug Daniels, President and CEO of HydroCision, Inc. "HydroCision's SpineJet XL devices offer the surgeon a fast, safe, and effective way of preparing the disc in a variety of open and minimally invasive spine procedures.   We look forward to participating in more live surgical cases in the future."  

To watch the live procedure please visit the website at http://www.or-live.com/robertwoodjohnson/1242/

About HydroCision

HydroCision (www.hydrocision.com) is a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of fluidjet based surgical tools. The Company was incorporated in 1994, and has been funded from its inception by a group of sophisticated venture capital firms and private investors. HydroCision believes its proprietary fluidjet technology is the basis of a new surgical modality, “HydroSurgery”, because of its compelling features and versatility. The company is developing a broad range of fluidjet-based products to meet the needs of multiple specialties.

HydroCision, SpineJet, and HydroDiscectomy are registered trademarks of HydroCision, Inc. SpineJet Resector, SpineJet Resector XT, SpineJet XL, SpineJet MicroResector, The Leader in HydroSurgery, The Better Way to Operate, and HydroDrive Technology are trademarks of HydroCision, Inc.