The developer, manufacturer and marketer of "intelligent" computer controlled local anesthetic delivery systems, Milestone Scientific, Inc., has last week been granted USFDA 510(k) Premarket Notification acceptance for the marketing and sale of its CompuFlo™ Computer Controlled Infusion Pump.

Utilizing pressure feedback data to monitor and regulate the delivery to patients of local anesthesia, medications and other fluids, the CompuFlo™ Computer Controlled Infusion Pump will serve as the foundation for the development of significant new medical and dental devices at Milestone Scientific Inc.

"The receipt of 510(k) acceptance from the FDA represents a major step for Milestone in the commercialization process for our patented CompuFlo technology," stated Leonard Osser, Chief Executive Officer of Milestone Scientific Inc.

CompuFlo's pressure sensing technology clearly identifies the epidural space for the doctor, thereby greatly reducing the risks of paralysis and other complications that can occur when physicians attempt to locate the epidural space using tactile senses."

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