Four Additional National Medical Centers of Excellence Acquire Tensys® T-Line®

New England Baptist Hospital, Emory University Hospital, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Mount Carmel Health Systems Purchase T-Line® Systems to Facilitate Best Possible Patient Care

San Diego, CA | September 30, 2003 - Tensys® Medical, the leader in real-time blood pressure management, today announced that an additional four national medical centers of excellence have purchased multiple Tensys® T-Line® systems. The additional centers include New England Baptist Hospital, located in Boston; Emory University Hospital, in Atlanta; University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston; and Mount Carmel Health Systems consisting of Mount Carmel St. Ann's, Mount Carmel East and Mount Carmel West, all in the greater Columbus, Ohio area.

The Tensys® T-Line® is an FDA-cleared medical device providing anesthesiologists better, more effective control over patient safety during surgery by allowing them to quickly monitor and manage blood pressure variations.

"The clinical benefits of the Tensys® T-Line's real-time waveform are significant," said Dr. Robert Bode, Chairman of Anesthesia at New England Baptist Medical Center. "In our patient population, the ability to non-invasively, yet continuously monitor our patients' blood pressure during surgery is particularly advantageous. We chose the T-Line® based on its ability to provide beat-to-beat information during the periods when we need it most," continued Dr. Bode. The New England Baptist Hospital is currently ranked 26th among orthopedic hospitals in the United States by U.S. News and World Report.

"It is flattering to see numerous major medical centers of excellence both purchasing and clinically adopting the Tensys® T-Line®," said Michael J. Martin, chief executive officer, Tensys® Medical. "Their growing use and satisfaction with our product speaks volumes for the T-Line® and the high level of patient care that it provides," continued Martin.

There are currently two primary methods used by anesthesiologists to monitor blood pressure during surgery. The T-Line®, via its continuous, real-time data, is far more effective than the traditional cuff method and has clinically equivalent accuracy to that of the arterial line (A-line). The Tensys® device uses a transdermal pressure sensor to continuously yet non-invasively measure blood pressure at the radial artery.

Tensys® Medical will be demonstrating the Tensys® T-Line® at booth #808 at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in San Francisco from October 11-15, 2003. For more information on the meeting, please visit www.asahq.org.

About Tensys® Medical

Tensys® Medical, Inc. is the leader in real-time blood pressure management. The Tensys® T-Line®, the company's lead product, was cleared by the FDA in November 2002 as a medical device providing anesthesiologists with a non-invasive, continuous real-time blood pressure management tool.

The Tensys® T-Line® measures a patient's blood pressure at the radial artery. It offers anesthesiologists better, more effective control over patient safety during surgery by allowing them to quickly monitor and manage blood pressure variations. The T-Line®, via its continuous, real-time data, is far more effective than the traditional cuff method and has clinically equivalent accuracy to that of the arterial line (A-line). The device is based on Tensymetry, the company's proprietary and patented technology, for non-invasively extracting the continuous, beat-to-beat pressure waveform from the radial artery without the use of any external calibration device. The science of Tensymetry is broadly protected and is the result of over six years of research and development. Prior to its official product launch in March 2003, the Tensys® T-Line® was tested in approximately 500 surgical cases nationwide.

Tensys® Medical is based in San Diego, California and was founded in November 1995. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.tensysmedical.com.

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Bill Markle
Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Tensys® Medical, Inc.
858.522.1941 x211
bmarkle@tensysmedical.com

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