Anzu Special Acquisition Corp. and Envoy Medical announced last week that they completed a previously announced business combination. The combination with Anzu, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) results in Envoy becoming a publicly listed company. It continues to operate under the name Envoy Medical. The company’s common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq market […]
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Envoy Medical wins FDA IDE for Acclaim cochlear implant
Envoy Medical announced today that it received FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) for its Acclaim cochlear implant. White Bear Lake, Minnesota–based Envoy Medical will begin a single-center IDE early feasibility study with the fully implanted Acclaim cochlear implant at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The company said in a news release that its Acclaim implant […]
Envoy Medical touts study results for its Esteem middle ear implant
Envoy Medical announced today that its Esteem middle ear implant showed statistically significant improvements in postoperative results. White Bear Lake, Minn.–based Envoy’s Esteem osseointegrated active middle ear implant (AMEI) is for patients with moderate-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss who have failed to benefit from traditional amplification like hearing aids. Esteem is the first and only fully […]
Envoy Medical’s hearing implant wearers can get MRIs
The FDA has given Envoy Medical’s landmark Esteem middle-ear implant clearance for MR-conditional labeling in both 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla (T) scanning environments. White Bear Lake, Minn.-based Envoy introduced the Esteem — the first fully implantable device to treat hearing loss in the U.S. — in 2010. Surgeons and audiologists who work closely with hearing […]
Kitware lands government grant for robot-assisted prostate surgery | Funding Roundup
Open-source software development company Kitware landed Phase I Small Business Innovation Research funding to create an augmented reality visualization prototype for robot-assisted prostate surgery.
The Clifton Park, N.Y.-based company is slated to create a human/machine system that improves the safety and efficacy of robot-assisted prostate surgery.
Hearing aid sales spike 150 percent on viral video | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Envoy Medical Corp.’s sales of its landmark hearing aid spiked 150 percent as a video of a patient hearing her own voice through the implant for the first time went viral on the internet.
In the short clip 29-year-old Sarah Churman, deaf from birth, cries as a clinician turns on the device for the first time. The video drew nearly 7.8 million views since late last month.
Envoy Medical opens $6 million funding round
Envoy Medical Corp. hopes to raise $6.0 million in an equity-based round, according to documents filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
The White Bear Lake, Minn.-based company is the maker of Esteem, an implantable hearing aid with no readily visible external components.
The FDA approved the Esteem in March 2010.
Limbaugh promotion causes investors, customers to rush to Envoy
Envoy Medical Corp. should send Rush Limbaugh a fruit basket.
Thanks in large part to Limbaugh’s plug on his radio show, White Bear Lake, Minn.-based Envoy recently raised another $16.4 million, including $10 million from hearing aid powerhouse Starkey Laboratories Inc., for its Esteem implantable hearing device.
Envoy Medical looks to raise $16.5 million
Fresh from winning regulatory approval for its Esteem hearing device, Envoy Medical Corp. is seeking $16.5 million from the sale of equity, according to documents filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The White Bear Township, Minn.-based has so far raised $330,000.
FDA clears Envoy’s Esteem hearing aid
The Food & Drug Administration approved Envoy Medical Corp.’s Esteem technology, the first fully implantable device to treat hearing loss in the U.S.
The FDA’s approval of Esteem provides patients with an option to alleviate their hearing loss by using a device with no readily visible external components, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, director of the watchdog agency’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said in a prepared statement.