Sydney, Sept 17, 2008 (ABN Newswire) - Cardiac catheter manufacturer CathRx Limited (ASX:CXD) today announced the first sales of its modular diagnostic catheters to its United Kingdom based distributor.

CathRx Chief Executive Officer Neil Anderson said: "Our first sale to Europe is a major commercial milestone for our business."

"We look forward to building sales and growing market share in Europe in coming months."

"Our experienced distributor network is rolling out a carefully designed sales plan at select hospitals in the main European medical markets."

Cardiac catheters are minimally invasive tools widely used by specialist cardiologists to diagnose and treat different types of cardiac arrhythmias.

The global cardiac catheter market is estimated to be worth approximately $US1 billion and growing at 10 per cent annually. The European market is currently estimated to be worth $265 million.