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VOLUME
05: ISSUE 73
Feature:
Biophan - Rebound Imminent.
Love
or just like it, Biophan (OTCBB:
BIPH), has been old reliable in the profit column for subscribers
of the SmallCap Digest.
In December
of '03 when we first featured it at $.35, BIPH was completely unknown
and possessed some interesting technology in the nanotechnology arena.
Along came a deal with medical device
behemoth Boston Scientific (NYSE:
BSX), and it was off to the races. A ten bagger at the high of
January in '05 from the early pricing, this the stock has been a microcap
darling.
Each and everytime BIPH has
succumbed to external market conditions, scooping up shares at the low
end of the trading range has proven profitable for traders.
Since Friday's close there have been
two events that should send BIPH back up the charts to the $3 threshold.
First,
after the market closed on Friday, BIPH announced the filing of another
12 patents in the medical device technology arena, bringing the total to
200 patents.
Through the use of nanotechnology
which doesn't require metal, manufacturers can now make implantable devices
such as pacemakers "MRI Safe". With no metal parts, the devices will not
heat up during image taking procedures.
Enhancing the upside opportunity
is the highly likely market rebound from the Hurricane Rita discount. Last
week, the market had priced in a worst case scenario in the energy sector.
Non energy related stocks were under significant pressure as investors
headed to the sidelines to await reports of damage to America's energy
infrastructure.
Unlike Katrina, Rita petered out
a bit before making landfall, and was downgraded to Hurricane Category
3 status before making landfall and passed a little to the east of refineries.
Since the market had priced in a
worst case scenario, we believe many oversold stocks will rise with the
tide of a rebounding market.
BIPH has been old reliable for over
a year when it blips down to the long term trend line. Each and every pullback
has been met with a substantive rebound, and investors with the courage
to step up when the stock was trading poorly have been greeted with impressive
rallies and a stock which goes on to make a new high.
If this stock has treated you well
in the past, now is the time to return to the well for another profitable
drink. We strongly recommend picking up shares of BIPH as the Hurricane
Rita discount should prove an opportunity.
Below is Friday's post close news
release for your review:
Biophan Files Twelve New Patents
in MRI Safety Expanding Intellectual Property Portfolio to More Than 200
Including International Filings
Friday September 23,
4:01 pm ET
Innovations Enable
Manufacturers of Pacemakers, Neurostimulators, and Other Medical Devices
to Make Products MRI Safe
ROCHESTER, N.Y--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2005-- Biophan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:
BIPH - News; Frankfurt/FSE: BTN) a developer of next-generation biomedical
technology, has announced the filing of twelve new patents, expanding the
Company's extensive intellectual property portfolio to more than 200 patents,
applications, or licenses. That total includes 156 pending and issued U.S.
patents and another 46 international applications.
The twelve new patents
teach how a tiny circuit can be added to minimize dangerous heating which
can occur when devices such as pacemaker and neurostimulators leads are
exposed to MRI signals. The circuits are powered by the energy in the MRI
field and dissipate the energy so that heating does not occur. The circuits
can be tuned to specific frequencies, such as the frequencies associated
with 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla MRI machines. These circuits have been tested under
worst-case conditions on representative devices, and can reduce heating
to acceptable levels.
The twelve patents teach
a variety of ways that these circuits can reduce heating on many types
of medical devices that suffer from MRI safety limitations. These include
many implantable devices, such as pacemakers, defibrillators, and neurostimulators,
devices used for Parkinson's, epilepsy and pain control, as well as stimulation
devices for obesity control, gastrointestinal and bladder control. In addition
to implantable devices, this technology applies to devices used in interventional
medicine, including catheters, guidewires, and other surgical tools.
"We anticipate a shift
over the next several years, where virtually all biomedical devices currently
contraindicated for MRI or experiencing imaging limitations, will be made
both safe and compatible for use with MRI. Over $12 billion worth of devices
are sold every year with these shortcomings," stated Michael Weiner, Biophan
CEO. "It is unfortunate when a patient who needs to be staged for a cancer
operation is denied access to an MRI machine because they have a pacemaker
or other contraindicated implant. An even more tragic situation occurs
when a patient is placed in an MRI machine in spite of the contraindication
by a physician who is not aware of the implant, or who does not realize
that MRI is dangerous when used with these devices. The FDA issued a new
warning recently advising radiologists not to place patients with neurostimulators
in MRI machines, as one patient went into a coma after the contraindication
was not heeded.
"The optimal solution
is for manufacturers to make their devices safe for use with MRI. Biophan
has the technology to enable this, and there is now significant activity
underway to help make future neurostimulators safe for use with MRI, and
some increased activity on the part of pacemaker manufacturers," Mr. Weiner
said. "There is no ethical justification to continue to ship medical devices
that are not safe for use with MRI, and we are pleased to note the increasing
activity on the part of many of the major manufacturers to move in this
direction."
As previously announced,
Biophan has provided a license for MRI safety and image compatibility,
covering multiple products to leading medical device manufacturer Boston
Scientific (NYSE: BSX -
News). Discussions are underway with many other medical device manufacturers
in these areas as well.
To learn more about MRI
safety and medical devices, visit Biophan's web site at http://www.biophan.com/mrisafety.php
or www.biophan.com.
About Biophan Technologies
Biophan develops and
markets cutting-edge technologies designed to make biomedical devices safe
and image compatible with the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment.
The Company develops technologies that enable implanted medical systems
such as pacemakers, interventional surgical devices such as catheters and
guidewires, and devices such as stents to be safely and effectively imaged
under MRI. Biophan is developing these same technologies to provide new
MRI contrast agents. Other applications include drug delivery and power
systems derived from body heat. Four Biophan technologies include advances
in nanotechnology and thin film coatings. Committed to growth through innovation
and developmental leadership, Biophan and its licensors now hold a total
of 156 U.S. patents, licenses, or applications. This total includes 41
issued U.S. patents, 9 recently-allowed applications that will issue as
patents in the near future, and 106 pending applications at various stages
of examination at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, plus international
applications. The patents cover areas including nanotechnology (nanomagnetic
particle coatings), medical device designs, radio frequency filters, polymer
composites, thermoelectric materials for batteries generating power from
body heat, and photonics. Biophan has joint development and licensing agreements
with Boston Scientific and NASA's Ames Center for Nanotechnology. Biophan's
goal is to make all biomedical devices capable of safely and successfully
working with MRI, and delivering other technologies which will improve
quality of life. For more information, please visit www.biophan.com.
Cautionary Statement
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included
in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within
the meaning of applicable securities laws. These statements reflect what
Biophan anticipates, expects, or believes may happen in the future. Biophan's
actual results could differ materially from the outcome or circumstance
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of
a variety of factors including, but not limited to: Biophan's ability to
develop its technologies; the approval of Biophan's patent applications;
the successful implementation of Biophan's research and development programs;
the ability of Biophan to demonstrate the effectiveness of its technology;
the acceptance by the market of Biophan's technology and products incorporating
such technology, the ability of Biophan to effectively negotiate and enter
into contracts with medical device manufacturers for the licensing of Biophan's
technology; competition; the ability of Biophan to raise capital to fund
its operating and research and development activities until it generates
revenues sufficient to do so; and the timing of projects and trends in
future operating performance, as well as other factors expressed from time
to time in Biophan's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"). As a result, this press release should be read
in conjunction with Biophan's periodic filings with the SEC which are incorporated
herein by reference. The forward-looking statements contained herein are
made only as of the date of this press release, and Biophan undertakes
no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances.
Contact:
Biophan Technologies,
Inc.
Carolyn Hotchkiss, 585-214-2407
or
Press Interviews:
Jennifer Gould, 212-843-8037
Source: Biophan Technologies,
Inc.
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