Hansen Medical(R) Announces Completion of First Clinical Procedures With the Magellan(TM) Robotic System in the Middle East

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwired - Feb 26, 2015) - Hansen Medical®, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN), a global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced the completion of the first clinical procedures with the Magellan Robotic System in the Middle East. The team led by Dr. Iyad Feteih, Interventional Radiologist and Assistant Hospital Director, performed five procedures with Magellan at King Fahd Hospital (MOH) in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Magellan system was installed in late 2014 in collaboration with AFYA Medical Group, Hansen Medical's exclusive distribution partner in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

"Congratulations to Dr. Feteih, Dr. Mandouh and Dr. Nayal and the team at King Fahd Hospital (MOH) on completion of the first Magellan procedures in the Middle East," said Cary Vance, Hansen Medical's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Through our partnership with AFYA, we expect that a large number of physicians and patients in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates will be able to experience the benefits of intravascular robotic procedures."

The initial procedures at King Fahd Hospital (MOH) included Uterine Fibroid Embolization, treatment of lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and diagnostic angiography, and included use of both the 6Fr and the 9Fr Magellan Robotic Catheters.

"The Magellan Robotic System offers great potential to enable predictable treatment of patients seeking minimally-invasive treatment for vascular disease, and to reduce radiation exposure for physicians during endovascular procedures," said Dr. Feteih. "I am very pleased with our initial experience. We found the system to be user friendly, and the learning curve is quite short. We plan to use the system regularly, and we look forward to sharing our experiences with our peers in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region."

The Magellan Robotic System is an advanced technology that drives the Magellan Robotic Catheters during endovascular procedures. Magellan is designed to offer procedural predictability, control, and catheter stability to physicians as they remotely navigate the robotic catheter through the vasculature. Magellan's remote workstation allows physicians to navigate through the vasculature while seated away from the radiation field, potentially reducing physicians' radiation exposure and procedural fatigue.