- Richard Cappetta has been appointed Chairman of the Board and Yossi Mazel 
will be the new CEO

Bendit Technologies, an industry leader in the development of steerable 
microcatheters, announced today that Richard Cappetta has been appointed as its 
Chairman of the Board. Together with this appointment, it was announced that 
Yossi Mazel has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. 

Richard Cappetta most recently served as President & Chief Executive Officer of 
MicroVention, Inc, a TERUMO Group company and has spent the past 25 years as a 
senior executive in the less-invasive medical device business. "I am excited to 
join Bendit Technologies and contribute my extensive experience in 
catheter-based technologies in the interventional neuro and peripheral markets 
to further the success of the company," Mr Cappetta stated. "I believe the 
Bendit technology can make significant impact on improving procedural outcomes 
for interventional procedures in both the neuro and peripheral endovascular 
markets."

The company also announced the appointment of Yossi Mazel as Chief Executive 
Officer. Mr Mazel, who previously served as CEO of Orbix Medical, brings to 
Bendit Technologies extensive management and sales experience in the medical 
devices industry. He holds an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Hebrew 
University in Jerusalem. "Bendit's patented technology provides 
interventionalists with greater flexibility and accuracy in procedures 
requiring microcatheters. We are working with leading neuro and peripheral 
vascular experts in the world to provide patients with the best microcatheter 
delivery solutions for interventional procedures," stated Yossi Mazel."

Professor Alexander Bernstein, Director of the Pediatric Cerebrovascular 
Program at Mount Sinai Hospital and Bendit Technologies Board Member added, "I 
am looking forward to working together with Rich and Yossi as we move the 
company from the clinical stage towards commercialization of our innovative 
microcatheters."

About Bendit Technologies

Bendit Technologies is a medical device company developing breakthrough 
technologies for steerable microcatheters, providing surgeons with 
3D-controlled bending and navigation capabilities for peripheral vascular, 
neurovascular and cardiology indications. The Company's patented technology 
reduces the complex catheterization procedure to a single step, and enables 
radial access to reduce patient risk. Bendit Technologies has already received 
FDA and CE Mark for the company's microcatheter with an indication for 
peripheral use. 

Visit www.bendittech.com.

For more information, please contact:

Yossi Mazel
yossi@bendittech.com

Source: Bendit Technologies