Urology/Gynecology/G.I., Earnings Announcements

Medtronic Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended January 25, 2008. For the quarter, the company reported net earnings of $77 million or $0.07 diluted earnings per share on net sales of $3,405 million against net earnings of $710 million or $0.61 diluted earnings per share on net sales of $3,048 million for the same period a year ago.

Conceptus Inc. reported earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2007. Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $18.6 million, up 44% over net sales of $12.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2006 and up 13% over net sales of $16.4 million for the third quarter of 2007. The net loss for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $2.8 million, or $0.09 per share, compared with the net loss for the fourth quarter of 2006 of $3.9 million, or $0.13 per share.