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Q-Med: SOLESTA Receives Approval in Europe for Treatment of Fecal Incontinence.

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| November 30, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2009 Business Wire. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Q-Med's product SOLESTA has received a CE certification for the indication fecal incontinence.

The approval is an important step in the development of the product and SOLESTA will be further documented together with leading colorectal surgeons in the field. This will be done through a product up-take and experience trial across Europe that will start this autumn. In parallel, Q-Med will continue its efforts to develop clinical data to support a US approval. Recently, the first patient was enrolled in the US/EU controlled study that is a corner stone for the US documentation.

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