RxSight (Nasdaq:RXST) shares ticked up today on fourth-quarter results that came in ahead of the consensus forecast. Shares of RXST rose 1.1% at $15.85 apiece in mid-morning trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — dipped 0.4%. The Aliso Viejo, California-based ophthalmic medical device maker […]
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RxSight secures $60M credit facility
Oxford Finance announced today that it closed a $60 million senior secured term loan with intraocular lens maker RxSight. Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based RxSight develops what it touts as the world’s first and only FDA-approved adjustable intraocular lens that is customized after cataract surgery. RxSight’s lens is designed to deliver superior visual outcomes with its post-cataract […]
New eye health companies gain funders’ focus
Startups pioneering less-invasive technologies to treat common eye diseases are changing the outlook for both patients and the industry. A new study by CB Insights revealed that investors have been pouring money into smaller companies in 2017 and 2018, with some FDA approvals to begin marketing their technologies and treatments. These firms are eyeing conditions […]
These medtech companies raised the most VC last year
Perhaps there’s a ray of hope that venture capital funding is recovering a bit for the medical device industry. VC firms invested more than $2.8 billion in 2017, an increase of more than $647 million from 2016, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and CB Insights. There were a total 229 deals involving […]
RxSight wins FDA nod for light-adjustable IOL
The FDA has cleared RxSight‘s implantable light adjustable intraocular lens and light delivery device. The company’s RxSight IOL is designed from a UV light reactive material meant to be treated by a specific Light Delivery Device, intended for use 17 to 21 days post-procedure. The lens is designed to be treated by 3-4 light treatments […]