Sequent Medical & Inceptus Announce a Licensing Agreement
on Microbraid Technology
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 28, 2012 / -- Sequent Medical, Inc. and Inceptus
Medical LLC announced today an agreement that provides Inceptus Medical with
a license to Sequent Medical’s MicroBraid™ technology for use in select
medical device applications. Sequent Medical’s WEB® Aneurysm Embolization
System utilizes MicroBraid technology in the treatment of cerebral
aneurysms. This agreement allows Inceptus Medical to also utilize MicroBraid
technology for several new product opportunities where the proprietary
technology may offer significant clinical advantages.
"Inceptus Medical plans to apply MicroBraid technology to cardiovascular
applications for which the fine pore structure of this unique technology may
offer clinical benefits in occlusion and healing," says Bob Rosenbluth,
President of Inceptus Medical. Tom Wilder, President and CEO of Sequent
Medical added, "As Sequent Medical continues to expand its neurovascular
product offerings using MicroBraid technology, this agreement will allow the
benefits of this technology to be extended to other patient populations."
About Sequent Medical, Inc.
Sequent Medical, Inc. is a neurovascular device company that is dedicated to
the development of innovative catheter-based technologies for neurovascular
specialists and their patients. The company developed proprietary MicroBraid
technology to create the WEB Aneurysm Embolization Device, a low porosity
intrasaccular device that is deployed within a brain aneurysm to facilitate
occlusion and healing. The WEB bears the CE Mark, and is available at select
centers in Europe and other countries, but is not available for use in the
United States. Sequent Medical, Inc. is headquartered in Aliso Viejo,
California, and has a European operation based in Bonn, Germany. For more
information, please visit
www.sequentmedical.com.
About Inceptus Medical, LLC
Inceptus Medical is a medical device incubator with a mission to create and
nurture innovative concepts into companies by providing a combination of
experienced engineering, clinical research expertise, seasoned leadership
and strong financial resources. Inceptus Medical was founded by serial
entrepreneurs Bob Rosenbluth, Brian Cox, and Paul Lubock. The principals of
Inceptus were also founders of several successful medical device startup
companies including Microvention (now part of Terumo), Sequent Medical, and
SenoRx (now part of CR Bard). Inceptus Medical recently completed financing
for its initial operating company from Versant Ventures and U.S. Venture
Partners. For more information, please visit
inceptusmedical.com.