Remon
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Israeli firm will provide interactive sensor technology for incorporation into Guidant's Ancure abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) endograft under a Feb. 12 development and supply agreement. The sensors will allow physicians to monitor the performance of the endograft and its potential for rupture throughout the life of the patient, according to Guidant...
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Remon Medical Technologies: Waltham, Mass. concern announces close of oversubscribed $26 mil. Series C financing, which will help expand U.S. presence of its wireless, intra-body communication technology for use in therapeutic products. First-time investors in the financing round include Guidant, Triathlon Medical Ventures and Medica Venture Partners. Guidant previously incorporated Remon's interactive sensor technology into its Ancure abdominal aortic aneurysm endograft (1"The Gray Sheet" Feb. 18, 2002, In Brief). Other major Remon financiers include Polaris Venture Partners, Concord Ventures, Lilly Ventures, KBL Healthcare Ventures and Ofer Hi-Tech. The privately held firm intends to commercialize its communication technology through a mixture of internal efforts and external strategic collaborations. Remon is now conducting clinical trials of its Impressure device, which offers an on-demand, non-invasive way to monitor intra-aneurysm pressures after endograft procedures. The firm's HeartLook device for measuring pulmonary artery pressure is also under investigation...
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