Mpathy Medical Devices Ltd.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Mpathy Medical Devices s focused on one of the hottest medtech markets--women's health. The company's physiologically compatible and ultra-lightweight Smartmesh technology targets the female anatomy to treat urinary stress incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Although Smartmesh is based on the same polypropylene material that has been used as mesh by other companies for many years for hernia repair and pelvic floor reconstruction, Mpathy Medical has innovated certain characteristics that encourage new tissue growth.
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