Imagin Medical Reports Progress in i/Blue™ Imaging System Functional Unit Development Phase
15 July 2019 - 10:00PM
Imagin Medical (CSE: IME) (OTCQB: IMEXF) (Frankfurt & Stuttgart
Symbol: DPD2) (“Imagin” or the “Company”) today reported continued
progress toward verification of its i/Blue functional prototype
product.
At the recent American Urology Association
Meeting, Imagin held private focus groups with leading urologists
to demonstrate the first i/Blue functional prototype product. Input
from these meetings, and the overwhelmingly positive feedback from
the physicians, have been used to finalize the i/Blue product’s
user needs, which have been integrated into its design
specification, moving the functional phase of development
forward.
The Company is following the 7-step development
process that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) defines
in its Design Control Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturers.
These include: 1) user needs; 2) design input; 3) design process;
4) design output; 5) design verification; 6) device realization;
and finally, 7) device validation.
Imagin is building additional i/Blue functional
products which are undergoing design for the manufacturability and
assembly (DFM/DFA) process. Some of these functional prototypes
will be sent to an independent, external test lab to confirm
compliance with electrical safety, electromagnetic emissions, human
factors, user interface requirements and other key medical device
regulations and standards.
Imagin will begin purchasing long-lead
components for the initial pilot production manufacturing run early
in the third quarter of 2019 in order to adhere to the following
schedule:
- Once verification testing has been completed, the Company will
have achieved design verification – step 5 of the 7-step FDA
development process. Imagin expects design verification will be
completed during the fourth quarter of 2019.
- In preparation for device realization (step 6), Imagin will
then commence the manufacture of pilot production i/Blue
Systems.
- A portion of the aforementioned pilot production i/Blue Systems
will be dedicated to device validation (step 7), which includes
testing for biocompatibility, sterilization, and reprocessing.
Imagin anticipates device validation will be initiated during the
first quarter of 2020.
- The remainder of the pilot production i/Blue Systems will be
used for marketing activities in anticipation of receiving FDA
clearance to sell the i/Blue System in the United States.
Jim Hutchens, President and CEO of Imagin,
commented “We are pleased with the overwhelmingly positive feedback
we received at our recent meetings with urologists, which confirmed
that the i/Blue System would be a welcome advancement within their
community. As we continue to progress the technology through the
functional phase, we are looking forward to our second meeting with
the FDA, currently scheduled for early September, to discuss the
i/Blue System’s regulatory path.”
About Imagin Medical
Imagin Medical is a surgical imaging company
focused on establishing a new standard of care in visualizing
cancer during minimally invasive surgeries. The Company believes
its first product, the i/Blue™ Imaging System, will dramatically
improve surgeons’ ability to visualize cancerous cells by producing
higher-quality images more quickly compared with current methods.
Based on advanced optics and light sensors, the i/Blue Imaging
System employs patented ultrasensitive imaging technology and
offers easy-to-use viewing options for more accurate resection. The
Company’s initial focus is bladder cancer. Learn more at
www.imaginmedical.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this news release
contains forward-looking statements. These statements reflect
management’s current estimates, beliefs, intentions and
expectations; they are not guarantees of future performance. The
Company cautions that all forward-looking statements are inherently
uncertain, and that actual performance may be affected by a number
of material factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s
control. Accordingly, actual and future events, conditions and
results may differ materially from the estimates, beliefs,
intentions and expectations expressed or implied in the
forward-looking information. Specifically, there is no assurance
the Company’s imaging system will work in the manner
expected. Except as required under applicable securities
legislation, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise forward-looking information. The CSE has neither
approved nor disapproved the information contained herein and does
not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news
release.
Contacts:
Stephen Kilmer, Investor Relations Telephone:
647-872-4849Email: stephen@kilmerlucas.com
Jim Hutchens, President & CEOTelephone:
833-246-2446
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