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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 7, 2003

EPIX MEDICAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware   000-21863   04-3030815
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)


71 Rogers Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 250-6000




Item 5. Other Events.

        On March 7, 2003, the Company announced that data from its second pivotal Phase III MS-325 clinical trial in patients with suspected vascular disease in the aortoiliac region were presented at the 2003 European Congress of Radiology Annual Scientific Session. The results of the trial demonstrated the potential clinical utility of MS-325-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography images in detecting vascular disease.

        The press release announcing data from the Company's second pivotal Phase III MS-325 clinical trial is filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5. The foregoing description of such document and the enrollment results contemplated therein is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  EPIX MEDICAL, INC.
(Registrant)

Date: March 10, 2003

 

 

/s/  
PEYTON J. MARSHALL      
Peyton J. Marshall
Senior Vice-President, Finance and
Administration, Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number

  Description

99.1   Press Release of the Company dated March 7, 2003

 

 

 



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