SUWANEE, GA--(Marketwired - Feb 24, 2017) - SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV) today announced that the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued the Company patent number 9,566,209 titled "Shock Wave Electrodes with Fluid
Holes" that has an expiration date on June 21, 2033. This patent relates to a new construction of the spark gap electrodes
used to generate acoustic pressure shock waves in SANUWAVE's devices, which allows a longer useful life for the
applicators. The twenty (20) claims of the patent cover the construction of the acoustic pressure shock wave applicators
that incorporate such electrodes and methods to adjust the spark gap distance in between the electrodes using calculation of
equivalent capacitance of the applicator's head.
These new electrodes are ring-shaped with different radial dimensions and are designed with radial fluid holes that facilitate
fluid circulation for improved heat dissipation from the electrodes during their service. Furthermore, heat dissipation is
also improved by the larger electrode tip surface area, which is a ring-shaped area compared with the conical point-shaped area
for the classic design of the electrodes. These advantages makes these electrodes to last longer and thus improving the
efficiency of high voltage discharge and a longer life for the applicators that incorporate this type of electrodes.
Kevin A. Richardson II, SANUWAVE's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "This new electrode design
represents another step forward in the effort to improve the efficiency of the Company's devices and make available to patients
the best products that can be used to treat their afflictions using SANUWAVE's acoustic pressure shock wave technology and
ultimately to provide them with a better quality of life. SANUWAVE's continuous effort to innovate shows commitment to
physicians and patients and also the effort to extend the reach of the Company's technology in many new medical fields, which
fits with SANUWAVE's long term strategy to maximize the value of acoustic pressure shock wave technology."
SANUWAVE Health Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary SANUWAVE, Inc., now have 65 patents (issued or pending) in the field of
acoustic pressure shock waves used in medical and non-medical applications.
About SANUWAVE Health, Inc.
SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (www.sanuwave.com) is a shock wave technology company
initially focused on the development and commercialization of patented noninvasive, biological response activating devices for
the repair and regeneration of skin, musculoskeletal tissue and vascular structures. SANUWAVE's portfolio of regenerative
medicine products and product candidates activate biologic signaling and angiogenic responses, producing new vascularization and
microcirculatory improvement, which helps restore the body's normal healing processes and regeneration. SANUWAVE applies its
patented PACE technology in wound healing, orthopedic/spine, plastic/cosmetic and cardiac conditions. Its lead product candidate
for the global wound care market, dermaPACE®, is CE Marked throughout Europe and has device license approval for the treatment of
the skin and subcutaneous soft tissue in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In the U.S., dermaPACE is currently under the FDA's
Premarket Approval (PMA) review process for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. SANUWAVE researches, designs, manufactures,
markets and services its products worldwide, and believes it has demonstrated that its technology is safe and effective in
stimulating healing in chronic conditions of the foot (plantar fasciitis) and the elbow (lateral epicondylitis) through its U.S.
Class III PMA approved OssaTron® device, as well as stimulating bone and chronic tendonitis regeneration in the musculoskeletal
environment through the utilization of its OssaTron, Evotron® and orthoPACE® devices in Europe, Asia and Asia/Pacific. In
addition, there are license/partnership opportunities for SANUWAVE's shock wave technology for non-medical uses, including
energy, water, food and industrial markets.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Reform Act of 1995, such as statements relating to financial results and plans for future business development activities, and
are thus prospective. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding
intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers. Investors are cautioned that any such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond
the Company's ability to control. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
Among the key risks, assumptions and factors that may affect operating results, performance and financial condition are risks
associated with the regulatory approval and marketing of the Company's product candidates and products, unproven pre-clinical and
clinical development activities, regulatory oversight, the Company's ability to manage its capital resource issues, competition,
and the other factors discussed in detail in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
For additional information about the Company, visit www.sanuwave.com .