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Sale of imaging device to U.K. Christie Hospital to treat skin cancer announced

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 17th, 2005

Longport, Inc. (LPTI), a medical technology specialist in high resolution ultrasound imaging, announced that it has made a sale of its Episcan I-200 to Christie Hospital in Manchester, England.

This marks the first sale of the Episcan I-200 for use in conjunction with photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, and Bowen's disease, a common pre-malignant condition of the skin, and opens a new market for Longport. The purchase of the Episcan I-200 by a hospital within the British National Health System also is expected to provide a greater profile for Longport in the U.K.

The purchase is for routine...

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