TNCO, Inc. Renews its Membership in ILP!

CAMBRIDGE, MA, November 9, 2005 - CIMIT is pleased to announce that TNCO, Inc. has renewed its membership in the Industry Liaison Program.

TNCO, Inc. (www.tnco-inc.com) is a privately-held equipment design, engineering, and manufacturing company, founded in 1964. Their mission is to serve the medical device community with creative, timely, and cost-effective solutions to minimally-invasive device needs from the design stage through full-scale manufacturing. Areas of focus include instrumentation for arthroscopic, laparoscopic, ENT, and other MIS procedures.

TNCO is currently providing prototyping services to CIMIT investigator, Martha Murray, MD, who has developed a novel approach to ACL repair.

In order to stay at the forefront with the best minimally invasive surgical tools, TNCO seeks to expand its network of innovative clinical advisors to solve complex problems in collaborative partnership. CIMIT membership allows them to reach this goal.

If you would like to meet with the company to discuss collaborative opportunities, please contact Ann Humphrey (ahumphrey@partners.org).