ATLANTA, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, announced today that Steven G. Anderson, president and chief executive officer of CryoLife, Inc., is scheduled to present in the upcoming Lazard Capital Markets Sixth Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 1:15 pm ET in New York City. CryoLife's live presentation may be accessed through its Web site, www.cryolife.com, on the Investor Relations page. An archived copy of the presentation will be available for 90 days on the same Web site.

CryoLife is also scheduled to present at the Sidoti & Company Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum on November 20, 2009. D. Ashley Lee, executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer will present at 9:40 am ET in New York City.

About CryoLife

Founded in 1984, CryoLife, Inc. is a leader in the processing and distribution of implantable living human tissues for use in cardiac and vascular surgeries throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Company's CryoValve® SG pulmonary heart valve, processed using CryoLife's proprietary SynerGraft® technology, has FDA 510(k) clearance for the replacement of diseased, damaged, malformed, or malfunctioning native or prosthetic pulmonary valves. The Company's CryoPatch® SG pulmonary cardiac patch has FDA 510(k) clearance for the repair or reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), which is a surgery commonly performed in children with congenital heart defects, such as Tetralogy of Fallot, Truncus Arteriosus, and Pulmonary Atresia. CryoPatch SG is distributed in three anatomic configurations: pulmonary hemi-artery, pulmonary trunk, and pulmonary branch. The Company's BioGlue® Surgical Adhesive is FDA approved as an adjunct to sutures and staples for use in adult patients in open surgical repair of large vessels. BioGlue is also CE marked in the European Community and approved in Canada and Australia for use in soft tissue repair. The Company's BioFoam® Surgical Matrix is CE marked in the European Community for use as an adjunct in the sealing of abdominal parenchymal tissues (liver and spleen) when cessation of bleeding by ligature or other conventional methods is ineffective or impractical. BIOGLUE Aesthetic(TM) Medical Adhesive is CE marked in the European Community for periosteal fixation following endoscopic browplasty (brow lift) in reconstructive plastic surgery and is distributed by a third party for this indication. CryoLife distributes HemoStase(TM), a hemostatic agent, in much of the U.S. for use in cardiac and vascular surgery and in the European Community and Canada for cardiac, vascular, and general surgery, subject to certain exclusions.

For additional information about the Company, visit CryoLife's Web Site: http://www.cryolife.com.

    Media Contacts:

    D. Ashley Lee
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
    Chief Operating Officer
    Phone: 770-419-3355

SOURCE CryoLife, Inc.