Mentor Launches Moderate Plus Profile Saline-Filled Breast Implant

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Press Release Source: Mentor Corporation

Mentor Launches Moderate Plus Profile Saline-Filled

Breast Implant Product Line in the U.S.

Wednesday September 7, 9:00 am ET

Newly Expanded Saline-Filled Product Family Provides

More Options for Women Considering Breast Augmentation

and Breast Reconstruction Surgery

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7,

2005--Mentor Corporation (NYSE:MNT - News), a leading

supplier of medical products in the United States and

internationally, today announced that it had launched

its new Moderate Plus Profile saline-filled breast

implant product line in the United States. The

Moderate Plus Profile saline-filled breast implant

product line was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) for use in breast augmentation

and breast reconstruction surgeries.

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The Moderate Plus Profile Saline fits dimensionally

between Mentor's moderate and high profile saline

implants and is the ideal complement to the saline

product family. To accommodate a full range of body

types, the Moderate Plus Profile Saline is offered in

20 sizes with a complete range of fill volumes.

" Surgeons and patients had requested that we introduce

a saline-filled breast implant with greater projection

than our popular Moderate Profile Saline product but

not the full projection of our High Profile products, "

commented H. Levine, President and Chief

Executive Officer. " We will continue to extend our

leadership position by launching high-quality product

line extensions that provide smart and effective

solutions that add value for our customers and the

patients they serve. "

In the U.S., Mentor offers a wide range of round and

shaped saline-filled breast implants for use in breast

augmentation and breast reconstruction surgery. In

addition, breast reconstruction patients participating

in the Adjunct clinical study may also choose from the

Company's round and shaped Memory Gel silicone

gel-filled breast implants. The Company's round Memory

Gel breast implants are currently under FDA review

for possible approval and market reintroduction in the

United States.

About Mentor Corporation

Founded in 1969, Mentor Corporation is a leading

supplier of medical products for the global healthcare

market. The Company develops, manufactures and markets

innovative, science-based products for the aesthetics,

urologic specialties and clinical and consumer

healthcare markets around the world. The Company's

website is www.mentorcorp.com.

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