Second Sight Medical (NSDQ:EYES) today announced the first trial implantation of its Orion cortical visual prosthesis system and updated on implantations of its Argus device and enrollment in an upcoming study. The first implantation procedure was performed late last month by Dr. Nader Pouratian at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the Sylmar, Calif.-based company said, as […]
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Second Sight launches Argus retinal prosthesis in Iran
Second Sight Medical (NSDQ:EYES) said today it launched its Argus II retinal prosthesis system in Iran, facilitated through its exclusive distribution partner Arshia Gostar Darman. The Sylmar, Calif.-based company said that the system has been implanted in two patients in the country, with the procedures performed by Dr. Mohsen Farvadin at the Shiraz Pars Hospital and Khalili […]
FDA puts Second Sight Medical’s next-gen Orion ‘bionic eye’ on the fast track
Second Sight Medical (NSDQ:EYES) said today that the FDA put its Orion “bionic eye” on the fast track to approval. The Orion device is a cortical visual prosthesis that uses a camera and a brain implant to bypass the optic nerve in visually impaired patients. The federal safety watchdog put the device on its expedited […]
Second Sight wins full FDA clearance for Orion cortical prosthesis feasibility trial
Second Sight Medical (NSDQ:EYES) said today it won FDA approval to launch a feasibility clinical study of its Orion cortical visual prosthesis system. With the approval, the Sylmar, Calif.-based company is cleared to enroll up to 5 patients total at the University of California at Los Angeles and Houston’s Baylor College of Medicine. The company said […]
Sterilis taps ex-Nanosphere CEO McGarrity as chief exec | Personnel Moves – November 1, 2017
Medical sterilization company Sterilis said yesterday it tapped former Nanosphere (NSDQ:NSPH) chief exec Michael McGarrity as its new CEO. McGarrity held the CEO position at Nanosphere from February 2013 to last June when he oversaw the company’s $76.9 million acquisition by Luminex (NSDQ:LMNX). Prior to his time as head of Nanosphere, McGarrity held positions in sales, marketing […]
Second Sight wins go-ahead for German Argus II study in better-sighted RP patients
Second Sight Medical (NSDQ:EYES) said today it won approval from Germany’s BfArM regulatory body to initiate a 10-patient study exploring the use of its Argus II retinal prosthesis system in better sighted retinitis pigmentosa patients and individuals with tunnel vision. The Argus II induces visual perception in patients with retinitis pigmentosa by stimulating of the retina’s […]
7 medtech stories we missed this week: July 21, 2017
From Second Sight’s South Korean market entry to Sanuwave’s Indonesian distribution deal, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. Second Sight enters South Korea market Second Sight announced in a July 5 press release that it has entered the market in South Korea with the implantation […]