Trimedyne Reports a Net Loss for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2008

Market Wire, August, 2008

TRIMEDYNE, INC. (OTCBB: TMED) today announced its financial results for the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2008.

Revenues for the quarter were $1,385,000, an increase of 16% from revenues of $1,197,000 for the prior year's quarter. The $188,000 increase in revenues was due to increases in sales of lasers and revenues from service and rentals, with a decrease in sales of fiber optic devices. While sales of lasers add significant dollars to revenues, lasers typically carry much smaller profit margins than fiber optic devices. The Company had a net loss of $585,000 or $0.03 per share for the current quarter, compared to a loss of $348,000 or $0.02 per share for the prior year quarter.

Revenues remained the same for the current nine month period, but the Company's net loss for the current nine months increased to $1,254,000 or $0.07 per share from a loss of $162,000 or $0.01 per share for the same nine month period of the prior year.

Marvin P. Loeb, Sc.D., CEO & Chairman of Trimedyne, said, "The Company incurred an increase in research and development costs and general and administrative expenses over the prior year due to our developing a new side firing optical fiber device, which will be marketed in the U.S. and Japan by Boston Scientific Corporation and in other countries throughout the world by Lumenis, Ltd. of Yokneam, Israel. Lumenis is one of the largest manufacturers of medical lasers with annual sales of about $300 million. Marketing of the new side firing fiber by Boston Scientific and Lumenis will commence when Boston Scientific has completed its quality review and testing of the new devices, which is presently expected to occur near the end of the first calendar quarter of year 2009."

Mr. Loeb added, "The new side firing fiber will be used with Lumenis' 80 and 100 watt Holmium Lasers for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia or 'BPH,' commonly called an enlarged prostate, a condition which affects an estimated 50% of men over age 55 and an increasing percentage of men at older ages. Worldwide, approximately 1.2 million men are treated each year in a surgical procedure or a laser procedure to vaporize excess prostate tissue which is obstructing urine flow. The laser procedure reduces or eliminates the risks and adverse effects of the surgical procedure. The worldwide market for devices to treat BPH is estimated at about $700 million annually, and we expect to see a significant increase in revenues and profits when Boston Scientific and Lumenis begin marketing Trimedyne's new side firing laser fiber."

Trimedyne is developing a somewhat different side firing optical fiber device for use with its 80 watt Holmium Lasers for the treatment of BPH, which Trimedyne also presently expects to commence marketing worldwide near the end of the first calendar quarter of 2009.

Trimedyne manufactures proprietary Holmium lasers and patented fiber optic laser devices for a variety of minimally invasive surgical procedures, many of which are performed on an outpatient basis at substantially less cost than conventional surgery. For product, press release, financial and other information, please visit Trimedyne's website, http://www.trimedyne.com .

"Safe Harbor" Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act:

Statements in this news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, including words like "expect," "may," "could" and others. Such statements may involve various risks and uncertainties, some of which may be discussed in the Company's Form 10-K-SB for the year ended September 30, 2006 and subsequently filed SEC reports. There is no assurance such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.


                            TRIMEDYNE, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET


                          ASSETS
                                                                 June 30,
                                                                   2008
                                                              -------------
                                                                Unaudited
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                   $  2,297,000
  Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
   accounts of $12,000                                             633,000
  Inventories                                                    2,878,000
  Other current assets                                             236,000
                                                              ------------
    Total current assets                                         6,044,000

  Property and equipment, net                                    1,392,000
  Other                                                             55,000
  Goodwill                                                         544,000
                                                              ------------
                                                              $  8,035,000
                                                              ============
            LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                            $    286,000
  Accrued expenses                                                 359,000
  Deferred revenue                                                  74,000
  Accrued warranty                                                  29,000
  Notes Payable                                                    111,000
  Current portion of long-term debt                                162,000
                                                              ------------
    Total current liabilities                                    1,021,000

Deferred rent                                                       78,000
Long-term debt, net of current portion                             444,000
                                                              ------------

    Total liabilities                                            1,543,000
                                                              ------------
Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock - $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares
    authorized, none issued and outstanding                             --
  Common stock - $0.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares
    authorized, 18,365,960 shares issued,
    18,264,351 shares outstanding                                  184,000
  Additional paid-in capital                                    51,422,000
  Accumulated deficit                                          (44,401,000)
                                                              ------------
                                                                 7,205,000
  Treasury stock, at cost (101,609 shares)                        (713,000)
                                                              ------------

    Total stockholders' equity                                   6,492,000
                                                              ------------

                                                              $  8,035,000
                                                              ============



                             TRIMEDYNE, INC.
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                               (UNAUDITED)


                        Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
                             June 30,                     June 30,
                        2008          2007          2008          2007
                    ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Net revenues        $  1,385,000  $  1,197,000  $  4,090,000  $  4,090,000
Cost of revenues       1,017,000       685,000     2,897,000     2,324,000
                    ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
    Gross profit         368,000       512,000     1,193,000     1,766,000

Operating expenses:
  Selling, general
   and administrative    602,000       566,000     1,780,000     1,598,000
  Research and
   development           419,000       391,000       994,000       804,000
                    ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
      Total
       operating
       expenses        1,021,000       957,000     2,774,000     2,402,000
                    ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Loss from operations    (653,000)     (445,000)   (1,581,000)     (636,000)

Other income, net         81,000       101,000       340,000       482,000
                    ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Loss before
 provision for
 income taxes           (572,000)     (344,000)   (1,241,000)     (154,000)

Provision for
 income taxes             13,000         4,000        13,000         8,000
                    ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

Net loss            $   (585,000) $   (348,000) $ (1,254,000) $   (162,000)
                    ============  ============  ============  ============

Net loss:

    Basic           $      (0.03) $      (0.02) $      (0.07) $      (0.01)
                    ============  ============  ============  ============
    Diluted         $      (0.03) $      (0.02) $      (0.07) $      (0.01)
                    ============  ============  ============  ============

Weighted average
 number of shares
 outstanding:

       Basic          18,365,960    17,963,623    18,365,960    17,334,137
                    ============  ============  ============  ============
       Diluted        18,365,960    17,963,623    18,365,960    17,334,137
                    ============  ============  ============  ============

 

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