1. Viveve Medical closes public offering
Viveve Medical announced that it closed its underwritten public offering of 8,625,00 shares of its common stock, according to a March 22 news release. The public offering price was $4 per share, and the company estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be nearly $31.7 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions.
2. Masimo receives CE Mark for Rad-97 Pulse CO-Oximeter
Masimo announced that it received CE Marking for its noninvasive blood pressure measurements from its Rad-97 Pulse CO-Oxumeter and connectivity hub, according to a March 20 news release. Rad-97 allows clinicians to measure arterial blood pressure in adults, pediatric and neonatal patients. It measures using 3 measurement modes: spot-check, automatic interval and stat interval. The built-in port lets clinicians connect a blood pressure cuff inflation hose right on the Rad-97. It also enables easy and automatic charting of blood pressure data directly from the same monitoring device that measures oxygen saturation, total hemoglobin and other noninvasive parameters. The device has WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity that allows the device to connect to other devices that are nearby. With its user-friendly multi-touch navigation, clinicians can customize the high-resolution, 1080p HD color display to what they need.
3. Glaukos announces reimbursement win
The opthalmic medical technology company Glaukos Corp. has announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel of the American Medical Association has given it a 5-year extension to 3 Category III CPT codes that describe insertion of aqueous drainage devices into the anterior chamber of the eye during micro-invasive glaucoma surgery, according to a March 16 news release. Physicians and other healthcare providers use CPT codes to report and receive Medicare reimbursement for services. The 3 CPT codes that received an extension are 0191T, 0253T and 0376T, all of which deal with the iStent device.
