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<strong>Saebo</strong> <strong>Expands</strong> <strong>Presence</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Germany</strong>2725 Water Ridge Pkwy.Suite 320Charlotte, NC 28217Tel 888.284.5433Fax 704.424.2911www.saebo.comLead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Rehabilitation</strong> Hospitals <strong>in</strong> <strong>Germany</strong> Now Offer <strong>Saebo</strong> ProductsCharlotte, NC – May 24th, 2008 - <strong>Saebo</strong>, Inc., a lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ternational provider of<strong>in</strong>novative stroke rehabilitation products, announced today that it has tra<strong>in</strong>ed the<strong>in</strong>patient therapy department at the prestigious Neurologische Kl<strong>in</strong>ik <strong>in</strong> BadAibl<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>Germany</strong> (located approximately 35 miles SE of Munich) <strong>in</strong> the use of itsupper extremity products. They jo<strong>in</strong> the Universitaets Kl<strong>in</strong>ik Fuer Neurologie <strong>in</strong>Hamburg-Eppendorf, as the first two facilities <strong>in</strong> <strong>Germany</strong> to offer thegroundbreak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Saebo</strong> Arm-Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Program.“We are proud to have two of the lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Rehabilitation</strong> Centers <strong>in</strong> <strong>Germany</strong>offer<strong>in</strong>g our products and programs to their patients,” stated Henry Hoffman,President of <strong>Saebo</strong>. “We are very excited by the cont<strong>in</strong>ued adoption of ourtechnology by lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ternational rehab facilities.”The Universitaets Kl<strong>in</strong>ik is the largest hospital <strong>in</strong> the Hamburg Region withapproximately 1,400 hospital beds. Each year the medical center treatsapproximately 50,000 <strong>in</strong>patients, 250,000 outpatients, and 50,000 emergencypatients.As a university hospital, the Universitaets Kl<strong>in</strong>ik offers patients a complete rangeof treatment options while implement<strong>in</strong>g new research ideas and approaches forthe diagnosis and therapy of diseases. For the Hamburg region, many therapies andcomplicated surgical procedures, especially <strong>in</strong> the field of transplantation (heart,liver, kidney, and bone marrow), can only be performed at the UKE.The Neurologische Kl<strong>in</strong>ik Bad Aibl<strong>in</strong>g is one of the largest neurologicalrehabilitation centres <strong>in</strong> Europe, focused primarily on patients suffer<strong>in</strong>g from stroke,traumatic bra<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>jury or another neurological condition, such as, Park<strong>in</strong>son’sdisease, Hunt<strong>in</strong>gton’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Guilla<strong>in</strong>-Barre’ syndrome,among others.The Neurologische Kl<strong>in</strong>ik is a leader <strong>in</strong> state-of-the-art rehabilitation technology<strong>in</strong> Europe, offer<strong>in</strong>g treatment for all phases of patient rehabilitation, from In-Patientto Out-Patient to Advanced Follow-up <strong>Rehabilitation</strong>.Contact <strong>in</strong>formation for the two German facilities can be found on the <strong>Saebo</strong>website (www.saebo.com) under the “<strong>Saebo</strong> International” section.


About <strong>Saebo</strong>, Inc.<strong>Saebo</strong>, Inc. is a global provider of <strong>in</strong>novative rehabilitation products for strokesurvivors and other neurologically impaired <strong>in</strong>dividuals. Headquartered <strong>in</strong>Charlotte, NC, the company was founded <strong>in</strong> 2001 by two occupational therapistsspecializ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> stroke rehabilitation. As the lead<strong>in</strong>g cause of long-term disability <strong>in</strong>the U.S., stroke affects over 700,000 Americans every year, leav<strong>in</strong>g many withcrippl<strong>in</strong>g side effects, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the loss of hand function. <strong>Saebo</strong>’s pioneer<strong>in</strong>gtreatment protocols are based on new research document<strong>in</strong>g the bra<strong>in</strong>’s remarkableability to “re-program” itself follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>jury. The company’s neurological orthoticdevices, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the ground-break<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Saebo</strong>Flex and <strong>Saebo</strong>Reach, allow patientswith very little residual hand function to immediately beg<strong>in</strong> grasp<strong>in</strong>g and releas<strong>in</strong>gobjects <strong>in</strong> high repetition exercises, thereby forg<strong>in</strong>g new pathways <strong>in</strong> the bra<strong>in</strong>.Named Most Valuable Product <strong>in</strong> 2008 by Therapy Times, the <strong>Saebo</strong>Flex and<strong>Saebo</strong>Reach are now offered as treatment options at over 1,500 cl<strong>in</strong>ics andhospitals nationwide, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 22 of the “Top 25 <strong>Rehabilitation</strong> Hospitals” as rankedby U.S. News & World Report. Most <strong>Saebo</strong> products are eligible for reimbursementby Medicare and most commercial <strong>in</strong>surers. With a network of over 3,400 tra<strong>in</strong>edcl<strong>in</strong>icians spann<strong>in</strong>g four cont<strong>in</strong>ents, <strong>Saebo</strong> is committed to help<strong>in</strong>g stroke survivorsaround the globe achieve a new level of <strong>in</strong>dependence. For more <strong>in</strong>formation, visitwww.<strong>Saebo</strong>.com.####

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