The Management Board of Medinice S.A. (the _quot;Company_quot;) announces thattoday the Company received from the Canadian Patent Office, confirmationof patent protection for the invention entitled _quot;pneumatic compressionbandage_quot;.

The invention entitled _quot;pneumatic compression bandage_quot; is beingimplemented by the Company under the project name _quot;PacePress_quot;. The aimof this project is to create another version of a compression bandage,the purpose of which is to reduce the risk of haematoma in the locus atthe site of implantation of devices used in cardiac electrotherapy, e.g.a pacemaker or cardioverter defibrillator.