iTech Medical, a medical information technology company, has received CE mark approval for the commercial sale of the company's Muscle Pattern Recognition (MPR) system in Europe.
The MPR System is a non-invasive clinical assessment tool being developed to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of back and neck pain.
The approval allows iTech Medical for marketing and sale of the device in the European Union (EU) and all countries recognizing the CE mark.
Reportedly, on 13 December 2010, the company had received Health Canada approval to begin sales and marketing of the MPR System in Canada.
iTech Medical president and CEO Wayne Cockburn said the achievement of the CE mark for their MPR System represents another critical milestone in the history of iTech Medical.
"Back and neck pain cases are one of the greatest health problems in the European Union, with direct and indirect treatment costs in excess of EUR100bn a year," Cockburn said.
"Our device has the potential to benefit a large number of patients that suffer from neck and back pain while at the same time reducing the costs related to diagnosing and treating this condition."