Canada NewsWire
QUEBEC CITY, April 24, 2018
QUEBEC CITY, April 24, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ -
Opsens Inc. ("Opsens" or the "Company" ) (TSX: OPS) (OTCQX: OPSSF) applauds Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ("MHLW") on its new regulation requiring the evaluation of any
coronary stenosis prior to its treatment, specifically mentioning Fractional Flow Reserve ("FFR") as a preferred assessment
method.
The MHLW recently revised medical fees and established a requirement that functional ischemia (blockage of arteries) be
evaluated before treatment for stable coronary artery disease.
This new review regulation is consistent with the results of multiple studies, such as the FAME study, which demonstrate that,
when a patient's lesion is assessed with FFR prior to treatment selection, clinical outcome is improved significantly.
The MHLW regulation is expected to have a positive impact on FFR penetration in the Japanese market, which currently
represents the largest user of Opsens' FFR products. Opsens' revenues may be positively impacted as soon as the fourth quarter of
fiscal year 2018.
About Opsens Inc. ( www.opsens.com
or www.opsensmedical.com
)
Opsens focuses mainly on the measure of FFR in interventional cardiology. Opsens offers an advanced optical-based pressure
guidewire (OptoWire) that aims at improving the clinical outcome of patients with coronary artery disease. Opsens is also
involved in industrial activities in developing, manufacturing and installing innovative fibre optic sensing solutions for
critical applications.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause actual results, performance and achievements of Opsens to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the said forward-looking statements.
Neither TSX nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX) accepts responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE OPSENS INC.
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