WEST WARWICK, RI, Jul 20, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALOT) today announced that its Grass(R)
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(R), 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(R) 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(R) 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
SOURCE: Astro-Med, Inc.
http://www.Astro-MedInc.com