Bend, Oregon – Bend, OR—December 29, 2011—Clear Catheter Systems, Inc., a leading developer of medical devices used in post surgical recovery announced that it has closed its first institutional round of financing. The $4 million round was … [Read more...]
2009 EACTS TechnoCollege Innovation Award
Pleuraflow was awarded the prestigious 2009 European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Techno-College Innovation Award for its PleuraFlow® Active Tube Clearance™ System. The Techno-College Award is a worldwide competition to identify … [Read more...]
PleuraFlow® Captures 2011 R&D 100 Awards
June 29, 2011 The PleuraFlow® Active Tube Clearance™ System has been recognized as a one of the winners of the 49th Annual R&D 100 Awards, which salute the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over … [Read more...]
Active Chest Tube Drainage System Clears the Way for Better Patient Care
By: Shana Leonard Cardiothoracic surgeon Edward Boyle was a man on a mission when he partnered with Cleveland Clinic heart surgeon Marc Gillinov to establish Clear Catheter Systems Inc. (Bend, OR). After years of observing clogs and blood clots … [Read more...]
PleuraFlow Wins Medical Device Gold Award
Tucson, AZ (June 21, 2011)—The PleuraFlow Active Tube Clearance System © (PleuraFlow ATC) was honored with the Gold Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA). The 2011 MDEA Winners Ceremony was held June 8, 2011 in conjunction with the Medical … [Read more...]
PleuraFlow™ Featured in AATS ICU of the Future
Bend, Oregon – May 5, 2011 – Clear Catheter Systems, Inc., today announced that thePleuraFlow™ Active Tube Clearance™ System will be featured in the “ICU of the Future” exhibit at the annual American Association of Thoracic Surgery … [Read more...]
MDI Company Pleuraflow Receives Medical Design Excellence Award
Bend, OR, April 8, 2011 - MDI Company Pleuraflow has been selected as a winner in the 2011 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition, the premier awards program for the medical technology community. Pleuraflow is the lead product of Clear … [Read more...]
MDI Partners ClearSpec Wins Florida SURCAG Grant to Bring Innovative Sheath to Market
Boca Raton FL, March 1, 2011 – - MDI Partners won a SURCAG stage 3 grant from the state of Florida for ClearSpec in the amount of $185,000. The funds will be used to finalize product design of the vaginal sheath, gear up for manufacturing, submit … [Read more...]
Clear Catheter Systems Receives US FDA Clearance for PleuraFlow
Bend, OR—December 13, 2010—Clear Catheter Systems, Inc, a Bend, Oregon-based medical device company, announced today that it has received US Food and Drug Administration clearance for its innovative PleuraFlow™ Active Tube Clearance System. … [Read more...]
Tninvestco Funds Announce Formation of Device Innovation Group, LLC.
Nashville, March 8, 2011—Clear TriStar Technology Fund and Limestone Fund are pleased to have joined together to form a new company, Device Innovation Group, LLC, which is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. As part of its creation, TriStar and … [Read more...]