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Posted: FEB 28, 2008
CSMG
Technologies Announces Formation of US Medical Advisory
and Training Council for Its Live Tissue Connect Subsidiary
Corpus Christi, TX, February 26, 2008 -- CSMG Technologies,
Inc., (OTCBB: CTUM
- News)
President and CEO Donald S. Robbins today announced
that four nationally recognized U.S. surgeons have joined
its subsidiary, Live Tissue Connect ("LTC"), forming
LTC's first US Medical Advisory and Training Council.
"As we move into commercial markets it is imperative
our medical advisors are highly qualified surgeons to
advise, demonstrate and train surgeons. We are very
pleased that our first four members are internationally
recognized surgeons, have outstanding credentials in
their respective specialties, and have a long history
of success in new medical device development, testing,
training, and providing advice to medical device companies.
We welcome the opportunity to work with Dr. Joseph E.
Kutz M.D., who will chair the group, and is joined by
Dr. Robert D. Tucker, Ph.D.; M.D. Ronald Latimer; M.D.
F.A.C.S., J. Glenn Bradley, M.D. F.A.C.S.," said
Mr. Robbins.
LTC's President, Frank D. D'Amelio, added, "The
formation and advice from such a stellar Medical Advisory
Council is an integral part of a successful product
launch. We are fortunate to have access to experienced
medical experts who also understand the product development
process and who have a grasp of the business aspects
surrounding medical device development. LTC essentially
has over 140 years of cumulative surgeon experience
to help guide us through the clinical decisions that
we'll be making over the coming years."
Chairman: Joseph E. Kutz, M. D. is co-founder
of the Kleinert, Kutz and Associates Hand Care Center,
PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky and is an internationally
recognized hand micro surgeon. Dr. Kutz is a Clinical
Professor of Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
and Clinical Professor of Surgery (Hand) at the University
Of Louisville School Of Medicine. He is Certified by
the American Board of Surgery and Certification of Added
Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand. He is Affiliated
with 15 hospitals. Dr. Kutz has 78 published papers
on Surgery which include co-author of a number of text
book chapters and Grabb's Encyclopedia of Flaps.
He is a member of 27 US and International Professional
Organizations and has received a number of awards and
honors including Ephraim Mc Dowell Physician of the
Year award. Dr. Kutz has received 39 special appointments
which included Chairman, Board of Trustees, Spalding
University and Medical Staff President, Jewish Hospital.
He received his Doctor of Medicine at the University
of Michigan Medical School and has more than 35 years
of surgical experience. The Kleinert, Kutz and Associates
Hand Care Center sees approximately 8,500 new patients
each year and performs over 6,800 surgical procedures,
as well as training more than 1,600 Fellows from more
than 50 Nations.
Robert D. Tucker, Ph.D., M.D. received his Ph.D.
from the University of Minnesota in Biophysics in 1975,
and received his M.D. degree from the University of
Nebraska Medical Center in 1978. He specialized in Pathology
at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and the
Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital from 1978
to 1983. Dr. Tucker joined the staff at the University
of Iowa College of Medicine in 1983 and is currently
an Associate Professor of Pathology and an Adjunct Associate
Professor of Biomedical Engineering. He has authored
67 peer reviewed scientific papers and 10 book chapters.
Dr. Tucker has made over 70 scholarly presentations
at national and international meetings. He has 10 patents
and patents pending. In 1988, Dr. Tucker stopped clinical
work at the University of Iowa Hospital to devote full
time to research and development of medical devices.
Dr. Tucker's primary interest has been the control of
surgical bleeding through the use of radio frequency
devices and collagen based tissue glues. Since this
time he has been a scientific consultant to Johnson
and Johnson, Bard, Tyco, Valleylab and Pfizer. His primary
business interest has been small medical device start-up
companies. He has been actively involved in product
development, FDA approvals, managing clinical trials
and venture fund raising.
Ronald Latimer, M.D. F.A.C.S. After Dr. Latimer
received his M.D. from George Washington University
in Washington, DC, he honorably served in the United
States Navy reaching the rank of Lieutenant. Following
his military service he completed his residency training
at the L.D.S. Hospital, in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Latimer
then completed a Fellowship in Transplantation at the
University of Utah Medical Center and served as the
Chief Resident in Surgery at LDS Hospital from 1969
to 1970. He has held numerous professional appointments
including President of the Southern California Chapter
of the American College of Surgeons and Associate Director
of General Surgery Training at the L.D.S. Hospital in
Salt Lake City. He is currently a member of eight medical
societies holds staff appointments at Santa Barbara
Cottage Hospital and is Chairman of the Cottage Hospital
Medical Advisory Panel. He has authored over 29 clinical
papers published in major medical journals, and is a
leading expert in General, Colon, and Breast surgery.
Dr. Latimer played a key role in the development of
linear and annular staplers for use in general surgery
applications.
J. Glenn Bradley, M.D. F.A.C.S. After graduating
from the University of Ottawa Medical School in 1965,
he interned at Harbor-UCLA medical center. Subsequently,
a year in general surgery in Ottawa was followed by
a four year residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology
at Harbor/UCLA/ City of Hope medical centers. Dr. Bradley
then joined the Santa Barbara Clinic, in 1971, and practiced
general Ob/Gyn for 19 years. The emergence of minimally
invasive surgery (MIS) in 1990 led him to private practice,
to pursue this special technology. Dr. Bradley pioneered
the introduction of operative laparoscopy in the Tri-counties
area of the Central Coast. His passionate interest in
MIS was shared through innumerable teaching programs
throughout the United States. He also lectured in Canada,
Ireland as well as conducting an extensive course in
operative laparoscopy in Moscow. Dr. Bradley was a contributing
author to an award winning manual on ambulatory surgery,
and has been a consultant to several companies involved
in instrument development for minimally invasive surgery.
About Live Tissue Connect
LTC's surgical tissue bonding / welding device is a
patented platform technology that bonds and reconnects
human soft tissue through fusion, in contrast with conventional
wound closing devices such as sutures, staples, sealant,
or glues. LTC currently holds a total of approximately
40 patents and patent applications in the U.S., Australia,
Canada, European Union, Ukraine and other countries.
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