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SANUWAVE HEALTH REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2019 FINANCIAL
EXPECTS FOURTH QUARTER REVENUE TO EXCEED ONE MILLION
SUWANEE, GA, November 15, 2019 - SANUWAVE Health,
Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV) reported financial results for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2019 with the SEC on Thursday,
November 14, 2019. The Company will also host a conference call
today, November 15, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern
Highlights from the third quarter and last few weeks:
Q4 revenue to exceed $1million, due to the Brazil deal, Strong
International orders, and domestic procedural revenue
Placed 58 dermaPACE Systems
in the United States in total by the end of the third quarter and
have achieved 70 placed by the end of October. On track to reach 85
by end of November and 110 by year end. We plan to place at least
abstracts, symposium, and posters at four conferences in third
quarter; DFCon, SAWC, AAWC Sacramento and Wounds Canada. Our global
partners also participated in three conferences.
200 patients treated and over 1,500 treatments
200 clinicians certified to use and treat with dermaPACE
completion of Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) and
Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).
at Global Diabetic Foot Course (GDFC) in Muscat, Oman with our
partners in the region, Taiba Healthcare and MenaCare.
of a term sheet for a Brazilian joint venture for the dermaPACE
System with IDIC Group of S o Paulo, Brazil. Fees for
partnership are $600,000 with cash payments already
of a distribution partnership agreement with Ametus Group for the
commercialization of the dermaPACE System.
SANUWAVE's focus during 2019 remains placing devices
with qualified clinicians in fifteen target states. We have added
some significant talent in 2019 with new employees joining us from
very well established wound companies and medical backgrounds. The
buzz around our device and product is growing through our expanded
presence at tradeshows, addition of new hires, published articles,
increased social media footprint, but most importantly through word
of mouth from professionals to each other about how great and
successful the device is in treating DFU's. Third quarter was
one of our busier quarters on record for activity and the team
performed extremely well. We also began to refine our processes
from learnings in the field. The refinement in implementation and
support and sales cycles will help improve our efficiency and
customer interactions as we move forward. Through these process
improvements we are comfortable that we will achieve our placement
goals for 2019. Added to this comfort is the recently announced
agreement with Ametus Group to help support and accelerate our
growth in 2019, 2020 and beyond. The playbook we are following is
the same playbook used by many successful medical device companies.
The fourth quarter will begin the revenue trends from all the hard
work as we begin recognizing revenue from these placements. We are
confident we will exceed one million dollars in revenue in the
fourth quarter driven by Brazil, other international partners and
dermaPACE procedural revenue. We are still working with our
auditing firm to determine how much of the initial procedural
revenue will be recognized in Q4, and we will discuss this more on
the year end call, stated Kevin Richardson,
SANUWAVE President, Shri Parikh added, The 300
qualified customer leads from the past four wound care conferences
and ongoing payments of reimbursement claims activity continue to
validate the cost efficiency of
SANUWAVE's dermaPACE technology on the treatment of DFUs and
the cost avoidance of amputation. Commercializing this only FDA
cleared shockwave technology, with our new and growing sales and
clinical professionals experienced in wound care together with
clinicians that are deeply committed to driving positive change in
today's healthcare ecosystem is highly
Goals for 2019 and update on progress
dermaPACE system placements and 300 certified users
at end of Q3, 85 by end of November, and 110 by year
certified users on track for over 300 by year end
with at least 10 million covered lives for insurance
2-3 domestic clinical studies. On track with 2 perfusion studies
and dosage study under way
3-4 new countries. On track to exceed this goal.
additional advisors to our scientific board. On track for additions
other key senior management positions. Continuous process with
This year sets the stage for SANUWAVE to shift from a clinical
research company to a rapidly growing commercialization
company. The process involves placing devices, training
clinicians, gaining reimbursement, and supporting the
infrastructure with more clinical research, published articles, and
case studies. The method will allow SANUWAVE to achieve the
goal of delivering a dermaPACE System anywhere and everywhere a DFU
is treated. This allows SANUWAVE to accomplish the vision of
providing a positive impact on life and the environment, one shock
We are well on our way of achieving our stated goals for 2019 which
will allow for rapid revenue growth in 2020 and beyond. Our stated
long term goal is to reach 2,000 placed devices and $100 million in
Revenue in three to four years. To accomplish this long term goal,
we establish yearly goals and objectives by which investors can
measure managements performance. 2019 is on track to meet or exceed
our objectives for the year. SANUWAVE will release their goals for
2020 in early 2020, but plan to have at least 300 devices placed
during 2020 as part of those goals.
Third Quarter Financial Results
for the three months ended September 30, 2019 were $197,640,
compared to $595,789 for the same period in 2018, a decrease of
$398,149, or 67%. Revenue resulted primarily from sales in Europe
and Asia/Pacific of our orthoPACE devices and related applicators.
The decrease in revenue for 2019 was primarily due to a return of
sales of devices and applicators as a result of the termination of