• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe

MassDevice

The Medical Device Business Journal — Medical Device News & Articles | MassDevice

  • Latest News
  • Technologies
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    • Cardiovascular
    • Orthopedics
    • Neurological
    • Diabetes
    • Surgical Robotics
  • Business & Finance
    • Wall Street Beat
    • Earnings Reports
    • Funding Roundup
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Initial Public Offering (IPO)
    • Legal News
    • Personnel Moves
    • Medtech 100 Stock Index
  • Regulatory & Compliance
    • Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
    • Recalls
    • 510(k)
    • Pre-Market Approval (PMA)
    • MDSAP
    • Clinical Trials
  • Special Content
    • Special Reports
    • In-Depth Coverage
    • DeviceTalks
  • Podcasts
    • MassDevice Fast Five
    • DeviceTalks Weekly
    • OEM Talks
      • AbbottTalks
      • Boston ScientificTalks
      • DeviceTalks AI
      • IntuitiveTalks
      • MedtechWOMEN Talks
      • MedtronicTalks
      • Neuro Innovation Talks
      • Ortho Innovation Talks
      • Structural Heart Talks
      • StrykerTalks
  • Resources
    • About MassDevice
    • DeviceTalks
    • Newsletter Signup
    • Leadership in Medtech
    • Manufacturers & Suppliers Search
    • MedTech100 Index
    • Videos
    • Webinars
    • Whitepapers
    • Voices
Home » Connecticut device makers tout approvals for surgical implements

Connecticut device makers tout approvals for surgical implements

May 21, 2010 By MassDevice staff

SurgiQuest, Vascular Insights logos

A pair of Connecticut medical device firms won regulatory nods in the U.S. and Europe.

SurgiQuest Inc. won 510(k) clearance from the Food & Drug Administration for its new line of 5mm AnchorPort laparoscopy trocars and Vascular Insights LLP landed CE Mark approval in Europe for its ClariVein Occlusion Catheter.

SurgiQuest touts its device’s ability to adjust for differences in each patient, calling it "the world’s first elastomeric single incision laparoscopy kit."

The Orange, Conn.-based surgical device-maker said the kit has an "integrated elastomeric, stretchable cannula system that goes in elongated and self adjusts to accommodate the patient’s abdominal wall thickness," which, according the company, reduces the chances of the device coming loose during surgery.

Early in 2009 SurgiQuest inked a deal with Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NSDQ:ISRG) to incorporate its AirSeal technology into a disposable laparoscopic access system for use with Intuitive’s robotic surgery device. In February, the company drummed up $14.5 million in new backing from 11 un-named investors.

Madison, Conn.-based Vascular Insights’s ClariVein device is designed to treat “incompetent veins” using an infusion catheter to irrigate sites in blood vessels before vascular surgery to repair the vessel. The company said early results suggest that the device is as affective as radiofrequency or laser therapy treatments, but requires less time, maintenance and electrical power. In April, Vascular Insights announced successful results from a clinical trial examining the use of the ClariVein catheter in treating varicose veins.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Endoscopic, News Well, Vascular Tagged With: SurgiQuest Inc., Vascular Insights

More recent news

  • FDA clears first over-the-counter cuffless blood pressure monitor
  • Mendaera wins FDA clearance for handheld robotic ultrasound-guided needle placement system
  • Johnson & Johnson seeks to have $442 million antitrust verdict tossed out
  • Former Masimo COO is joining BD
  • Merit Medical is getting a new CEO

Primary Sidebar

“md
EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND STAY CONNECTED
Get the latest med device regulatory, business and technology news.

DeviceTalks Weekly

See More >

MEDTECH 100 Stock INDEX

Medtech 100 logo
Market Summary > Current Price
The MedTech 100 is a financial index calculated using the BIG100 companies covered in Medical Design and Outsourcing.
MDO ad

Footer

MASSDEVICE MEDICAL NETWORK

DeviceTalks
Drug Delivery Business News
Medical Design & Outsourcing
Medical Tubing + Extrusion
Drug Discovery & Development
Pharmaceutical Processing World
MedTech 100 Index
R&D World
Medical Design Sourcing

DeviceTalks Webinars, Podcasts, & Discussions

Attend our Monthly Webinars
Listen to our Weekly Podcasts
Join our DeviceTalks Tuesdays Discussion

MASSDEVICE

Subscribe to MassDevice E-Newsletter
Advertise with us
About
Contact us

Copyright © 2025 · WTWH Media LLC and its licensors. All rights reserved.
The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of WTWH Media.

Privacy Policy