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Vascular Solutions to Participate in RBC Capital Markets 2007 Health Care Conference

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Vascular Solutions, Inc. today announced that the Company is scheduled to participate in the RBC Capital Markets 2007 Health Care Conference being held next week at the Westin New York Times Square Hotel in New York City.

Howard Root, Chief Executive Officer of Vascular Solutions, will participate on the "Poking Around the Cath Lab: Bringing Innovation to Cardiovascular Disease" panel on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at 11:00am (EST). To hear the live audio webcast of the panel discussion, go to the investor relations page of the Company's web site http://www.vascularsolutions.com and click on the "IR Conferences" icon a few minutes prior to start time to download any necessary software.

About RBC Capital Markets

RBC Capital Markets is an international corporate and investment bank that provides innovative solutions and a focused set of products and services to institutions, corporations, governments and high net worth clients around the world. For more information, visit http://www.rbccm.com/.

About Vascular Solutions

Vascular Solutions, Inc. is a medical device company that focuses on developing unique solutions for unmet clinical opportunities within Interventional radiology and Interventional cardiology. New products introduced since the second half of 2003 include the Vari-Lase(r) endovenous laser product line for the treatment of varicose veins, the D-Stat Dry hemostatic bandage for the rapid control of topical bleeding, the Pronto extraction catheter for the mechanical extraction of soft thrombus, the Langston(r) dual lumen catheter for the measurement of aortic stenosis and the Twin-Pass dual access catheter for dual wire access in interventional cardiology procedures. The Company's other major products include the Duett sealing device to rapidly seal the puncture site following catheterization procedures and the D-Stat(r) Flowable hemostat for the local management of active bleeding.

The information in this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause such differences include those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and other recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks associated with the need for adoption of our new products, limited working capital, lack of profitability, exposure to intellectual property claims, dependence on key vendors, exposure to possible product liability claims, the development of new products by others, doing business in international markets, limited manufacturing experience, the availability of third party reimbursement, and actions by the FDA.

For further information, connect to www.vascularsolutions.com.

CONTACT:  Vascular Solutions, Inc.
          Howard Root, CEO
          James Hennen, CFO
          (763) 656-4300