LED Medical Diagnostics Announces Launch of VELscope® Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment System in China
Vancouver, British Columbia (FSCwire) - LED Medical Diagnostics Inc. (“LED” or the
“Company”) (TSX-V: LMD) has announced the availability of the VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment System in China, marking the
expansion of its technology to a key emerging market in one of the world’s largest economies. The official launch of the VELscope
Vx in China took place in Shanghai in late October during DenTech China, the leading professional exhibition and symposium event
for dental technology in Asia. The VELscope is now available in China exclusively through Prospect Dentech, a subsidiary of
SINOPHARM and the largest stomatological medicine and equipment distributor in China. The initial stocking order of VELscope
systems has now been delivered with fulfillment of local sales beginning in the coming days.
“Oral squamous cell cancers, the most common type of oral cancers, are more prevalent in South-Central Asia than in
some other geographical regions” remarked Wayne Rees, Vice President of VELscope Imaging for LED Dental. “As in other world
regions, dental practitioners and other healthcare workers in China bear the front line responsibility for screening and the
early detection of oral cancers to help improve the survival rate and treatment outcomes.”
With over 4,000 hospitals and a rapid growth of private dental clinics, China is uniquely suited for adoption of
VELscope technology. Prospect Dentech has initiated an aggressive marketing strategy, leveraging their existing distribution and
Key Opinion Leader network to educate Chinese clinicians on the proper use of the VELscope’s tissue fluorescence visualization
technology during oral examinations. LED Dental continues to provide sales and training support, recently localizing all VELscope
marketing materials and their Apple iPod®* imaging application into Mandarin.
“The healthcare market in China represents an exciting new opportunity for us to expand the adoption and reach of
VELscope adjunctive screening technology,” stated Dr. David Gane, CEO of LED Medical Diagnostics. “Establishing and building
partnerships in emerging markets is a key growth strategy for the VELscope business moving forward.”
The VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment System is the leading adjunctive screening device around the world,
utilized by dentists and health-care providers as an adjunct to the traditional comprehensive oral examination. The VELscope Vx’s
tissue fluorescence technology enhances the visualization of oral mucosal abnormalities that many not be apparent or visible to
the naked eye, such as oral cancer and premalignant dysplasia. The VELscope Vx is also intended to be used by surgeons to aid in
the identification of diseased tissue around a clinically-apparent lesion, thus assisting in the determination of the appropriate
margin for surgical excision.
About Prospect Dentech
Founded in 2004, National Medicines Prospect Dentech (Beijing) Co., Ltd. is specialized in the distribution and
sales of medical devices, mainly focused on dental devices.
About LED Medical Diagnostics Inc.
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, LED Medical Diagnostics Inc., through its
wholly-owned subsidiaries LED Dental Inc. and LED Dental Ltd, provide dentists and oral health specialists with advanced
diagnostic imaging products and software, in addition to the award-winning VELscope® Vx tissue fluorescence visualization
technology. Backed by an experienced leadership team and dedicated to a higher level of service and support, LED Dental is
committed to providing dental practitioners with the best technology available by identifying and adding leading products to its
growing portfolio.
The Company is currently listed on the TSX-V under the symbol “LMD”, the OTCQX under the symbol “LEDIF”, as well as
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “LME”. For more information, call 884.952.7327 or visit www.leddental.com/investor-relations.
Investor Relations:
Bristol Capital
Glen Akselrod
Phone: 905.326.1888, ext. 10
Email: glen@bristolir.com
Media Contact:
LED Dental
Chris Koch
Phone: 678.293.9413
Email: chris.koch@leddental.com
Corporate Contact:
LED Medical
David Gane, CEO
Phone: 604-434-4614 x227
Email: david.gane@leddental.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of
the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
*Apple and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple, Inc.
To view this press release as a PDF file, click onto the following link:
public://news_release_pdf/ledmedical11142016.pdf
Source: LED Medical Diagnostics Inc. (TSX Venture:LMD, OTCQX:LEDIF, FWB:LME)
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