Kips Bay Medical to Host Third Quarter 2013 Conference Call on November 7, 2013

Manny Villafaña, Chairman and CEO of Kips Bay Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:KIPS) announced today that Kips Bay will release operating and financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2013 on Thursday, November 7, 2013 prior to market open and will hold a conference call to discuss those results at 9:00 A.M. Eastern Time / 8:00 A.M. Central Time that same day.

The call can be accessed in the following ways:

• By the internet: For “listen-only” participants, click on the link in the Investors section of the Kips Bay’s website: www.KipsBayMedical.com
• By telephone: For both “listen-only” participants and those participants who wish to take part in the question-and-answer portion of the call, the telephone dial-in number in the U.S. is 888-680-0869. For participants outside the U.S., the dial-in number is 617-213-4854. The access code for all callers is 92663557.
• Through an audio replay: A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 1:00 P.M. on November 7, 2013 and ending at 11:59 P.M. on November 14, 2103. The dial-in number for U.S. participants is 888-286-8010. For participants outside the U.S., the replay dial-in number is 617-801-6888. The replay access code for all callers is 61256603.

About Kips Bay Medical

Kips Bay Medical, Inc., founded in 2007 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a medical device company focused on manufacturing and commercializing its external saphenous vein support technology, or eSVS MESH for use in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. The eSVS Mesh is designed to be fitted like a sleeve on the outside of saphenous vein grafts to strengthen SVGs used in coronary artery bypass graft surgery. By strengthening the SVG and preventing the damaging expansion of the vein graft, the Company hopes to reduce or prevent the resulting injury which can lead to SVG failure and potentially costly and complicated re-interventions for patients undergoing CABG surgery. Additional information about Kips Bay Medical, Inc. can be found at www.KipsBayMedical.com.