MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today that the Company concluded a productive meeting with the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") earlier today, October 28, 2013.
Parker H. Petit, Chairman and CEO, said, "We were pleased to have had the opportunity to present to the FDA our basis for concluding that our micronized products are minimally manipulated and meet the criteria for regulation solely under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and 21 CFR 1271 of the FDA's regulations. The FDA acknowledged that our presentation included new information that they would review and consider, and they committed to responding in a timely fashion. We hope that, upon further analysis, the FDA will agree with our position. In all events, we are committed to continuing to work with the Agency to agree on a regulatory solution to ensure that our micronized products are available for patients who can benefit from their clinical effectiveness. These solutions could include, among other things, one or more of the following: labeling changes, changes to the product, changes to the process, or submission of a Biologics License Application."
About MiMedx
MiMedx® is an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterial products and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane. "Innovations in Regenerative Biomaterials" is the framework behind our mission to give physicians products and tissues to help the body heal itself. Our biomaterial platform technologies include AmnioFix® and EpiFix®, our tissue technologies processed from human amniotic membrane that is derived from donated placentas. Through our donor program, mothers delivering full-term Caesarean section births can elect in advance of delivery to donate the placenta in lieu of having it discarded as medical waste. We process the human amniotic membrane utilizing our proprietary PURION® process, to produce a safe and effective implant for homologous use. MiMedx® is the leading supplier of amniotic tissue, having supplied over 190,000 allografts to date to distributors and OEMs for application in the Wound Care, Surgical, Sports Medicine, Ophthalmic and Dental sectors of healthcare.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes statements that look forward in time or that express management's beliefs, expectations or hopes. Such statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to the Company's position that its micronized products are minimally manipulated, the timing and substance of the FDA's response to the Company's presentation, the available regulatory solutions and the ability to continue to market our micronized products. These statements are based on current information and belief, and are not guarantees of future performance. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include that the issues raised by the FDA are not timely or favorably resolved, that the Company is unable to sell its micronized product under the current regulatory pathway, or at all, and the risk factors detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including, without limitation, its 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, and its most recent Form 10-Q. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company does not undertake to update them in any manner except as may be required by the Company's disclosure obligations in filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the federal securities laws.
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