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Santen buys microshunt maker InnFocus for $225m

July 19, 2016 By Fink Densford Leave a Comment

Santen Pharmaceuticals said today it picked up glaucoma-treating Microshunt developer InnFocus for $225 million, plus additional consideration upon reaching certain milestones. The Microshunt system is designed to help reduce pressure within the eye in patients with moderate and late stage open angle glaucoma, and is intended to be an alternative to traditional glaucoma surgery. “The InnFocus […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Optical/Ophthalmic Tagged With: Innfocus, Santen Pharmaceuticals

Innfocus touts 3-year MicroShunt data

January 29, 2016 By Fink Densford Leave a Comment

InnFocus said Wednesday that results from a 3-year trial of its MicroShunt drainage system designed to treat glaucoma patients reported a significant reduction in intraocular pressure and the use of glaucoma medication. Results from the study were published in the Journal of Glaucoma, the company said. “These results show not only the potential effectiveness but […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Optical/Ophthalmic Tagged With: Innfocus

InnFocus closes $34m Series C for glaucoma MicroShunt

December 22, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

InnFocus said it closed a $33.9 million Series C round for the upcoming clinical trial of its MicroShunt device for treating glaucoma. Last month InnFocus won the FDA’s approval to add an additional 412 patients to its clinical trial ahead of a bid for pre-market approval. The last phase of the study is slated to begin in […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Funding Roundup, Optical/Ophthalmic Tagged With: Innfocus

InnFocus wins FDA clearance for glaucoma trial expansion

November 10, 2015 By Fink Densford Leave a Comment

InnFocus said today it won FDA approval to expand a clinical study of its Microshunt glaucoma drainage system to cover trabeculectomy. The Microshunt system is designed to help reduce pressure within the eye in patients with moderate and late stage open angle glaucoma, and is intended to be an alternative to traditional glaucoma surgery, the […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Optical/Ophthalmic Tagged With: Innfocus

AdvaMed taps LifeScience Alley’s Mandle to lead state medtech alliance | Personnel Moves

October 28, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

AdvaMed said it named Shaye Mandle, CEO of Minnesota’s LifeScience Alley trade association, as chairman of its State Medical Technology Alliance. “The medical technology industry is a hallmark of U.S. innovation represented by a community of people dedicated to improving and saving lives. Now more than ever, medical technology has the opportunity to help deliver […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: AdvaMed, Direct Flow Medical Inc., Edwards Lifesciences, Innfocus, NeoChord Inc., Personnel Moves, Prism Medical, RTI Surgical, SeaSpine, Shape Memory Therapeutics, VentriPoint Diagnostics

Glaucoma treatment: InFocus meets enrollment goal on MicroShunt clinical trial

April 17, 2015 By Val Kennedy Leave a Comment

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InnFocus has reached its goal of enrolling 75 patients in a Phase I clinical study for its MicroShunt glaucoma eye-drainage implant.

The device is used to help reduce pressure within the eye in patients with glaucoma. The product is intended to be an alternative to traditional glaucoma surgery.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Glaucoma, Innfocus

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