LASIK blade

December 15, 2001

TUSTIN, CA - Surgin Surgical Instrumentation Inc. has won 510(k)clearance from the FDA to sell its Prizm LASIK blades for use in Moria S.A.'smicrokeratome. The Nov. 2 approval came 1 week after a federal judge threwout a lawsuit Moria had filed against Surgin that alleged Surgin falselyclaimed to have FDA approval to market its blades for use in all microkeratomes.