EX-1
from SC 13D
1 page
Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Undersigned Hereby Agree That Only One Statement Containing the Information Required by Schedule 13d (Or Any Amendment Thereof) Need Be Filed on Their Behalf With Respect to the Beneficial Ownership of Any Equity Securities of Innovasive Devices, Inc. or Any Subsequent Acquisitions or Dispositions of Equity Securities of Innovasive Devices, Inc. by Any of the Undersigned. Date: August 26, 1999 Vertical Fund Associates, L.P. By: The Vertical Group, L.P. General Partner By: /S/ John E. Runnells John E. Runnells General Partner Vertical Life Sciences, L.P. By: The Vertical Group, L.P. General Partner By: /S/ John E. Runnells John E. Runnells General Partner 8
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