Preceptis Medical announced earlier this week that the FDA cleared expanded indications for its Hummingbird tympanostomy tube system (TTS). New labeling for the Hummingbird system for office-based pediatric ear tube procedures allows for in-office procedures in all children 6 months and older. Previous FDA clearance allowed for the use in children between 6 months old […]
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Preceptis Medical launches tympanostomy tube system for in-office pediatric ear tube procedures
Preceptis Medical today said it has launched its Hummingbird tympanostomy tube system for office-based pediatric ear tube procedures. The Maple Grove, Minn.–based company designed the device with an ergonomic design to allow for more efficient ear tube delivery in children. Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Tubing + Extrusion.
FDA clears Preceptis Medical’s in-office ear tube placement for kids
Preceptis Medical today announced FDA clearance that allows placement of its Hummingbird tympanostomy tube system in an ENT surgeon’s office. Officials at Maple Grove, Minn.–based Preceptis say the Hummingbird system significantly reduces trauma and procedure time for ear tube placement in young children. Kids receiving the ear tubes don’t need general anesthesia, and they don’t […]
Preceptis Medical closes Series B
Preceptis Medical said yesterday it closed a Series B round of financing to help support its Hummingbird tympanostomy tube system designed for pediatric ear tube placement procedures. The Plymouth, Minn.-based company’s Hummingbrid TTS tympanostomy tube system is designed to reduce pain for pediatric patients undergoing ear tube procedures, allowing moderate, conscious sedation with no need for […]
Preceptis launches trial of its Hummingbird ear tube system
Preceptis Medical said today that it launched trial of its Hummingbird tympanostomy tube system. The Plymouth, Minn.-based company’s Hummingbrid TTS tympanostomy tube system is designed to reduce pain for pediatric patients undergoing ear tube procedures, allowing moderate, conscious sedation with no need for general anesthesia. The 1st patient in the prospective, office-based study was enrolled by […]
Pediatric ear tube delivery system dev Preceptis seeks $1m in funding
Pediatric ear tube delivery device developer Preceptis Medical is looking to raise $1 million, according to an SEC filing posted this week. The Plymouth, Minn.-based company produces the Hummingbrid TTS tympanostomy tube system designed to reduce pain for pediatric patients undergoing ear tube procedures. The device won FDA clearance last July for use with pediatric […]
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Preceptis Medical closes $4.4M round
Preceptis Medical said it closed a funding round worth $4.4 million.
Plymouth, Minn.-based Preceptis Medical makes surgical tools for a children’s ear tube procedure called pediatric tympanostomy surgery.
The Preceptis ear tube introducer, which is in a clinical trial ahead of an application for 510(k) clearance from the FDA, is designed to eliminate the need for general anesthesia during tympanostomies.
