Artelon® Spacer CMC-I drives growth at Small Bone Innovations, Inc.

Västra Frölunda, March 27, 2006. Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBI) reports that annual sales in the U.S. and Europe of Artelon® Spacer CMC-I exceeded 500 units. The product is used in treating osteoarthritis (OA) at the base of the thumb, a condition which according to SBI affects as many as one-in-four post-menopausal women.

The full press release from Small Bone Innovations, Inc. is available at Yahoo; http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060323/nyth134.html?.v=44