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Article: Laserscope's Aura Laser System Receives Approval for Marketing in Japan.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- August 28, 1997
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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 28, 1997--Laserscope (NASDAQ:LSCP) today announced that its Aura(TM) Laser System has been approved for sale in Japan by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The Company expects to begin marketing Aura in the fourth quarter of this year, focusing on the ear, nose and throat (ENT) market.
Aura is a portable, desktop-sized medical laser, ideally suited for a broad range of hospital or in-office ENT procedures, with additional applications in dermatology, gynecology and urology. The system will be sold in Japan by Laserscope's distributor, HOYA Continuum Corporation. HOYA recently sold its 100th Laserscope laser system, ...