ZVXI Zevex International (MM)

ZEVEX International Inc. (NASDAQ: ZVXI), developer and manufacturer of high-quality, high-value medical products, announced today that it is now included in the Russell MicroCap Index. ZEVEX was added to this index when the Russell Investment Group reconstituted its family of U.S. indexes on July 1, 2006. The Russell MicroCap Index is one of several Russell indexes that are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors. These indexes are used to manage mutual funds that are tied to the indexes and as benchmarks for both passive and active investment strategies. Approximately $3.8 trillion in assets is currently benchmarked to Russell indexes. If a mutual fund is tied to a specific Russell index, investment managers will purchase shares of stock of a company that is part of the index according to the weighting of that company in the index. About ZEVEX ZEVEX International Inc. (www.zevex.com), founded in 1986, is a diversified medical device company committed to creating products that transform life with patented and proprietary medical device technologies -- from sensors and surgical tools to medical electronic systems. About Russell Russell, a global leader in multimanager investment services, provides investment products and services in 44 countries. Russell manages more than $167 billion in assets and advises clients worldwide representing assets of $2.4 trillion. Founded in 1936, Russell is a subsidiary of Northwestern Mutual and is headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., with additional offices in New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Auckland and Tokyo.