SUNNYVALE, CA --(Marketwired - June 27, 2017) - Viveve Medical, Inc. ("Viveve") (
Patricia Scheller, chief executive officer of Viveve, commented, "In recent years awareness of the unmet need in women's health and wellness has continued to expand among healthcare providers, patients and investors. The addition of Viveve to the Russell 2000 Index is another validation of our continued growth and leadership in this area and of the global commercial opportunity with our landmark technology."
Membership in the small-cap Russell 2000 ® Index means automatic inclusion in the Russell 3000 ® Index as well as in the appropriate growth and value style indexes. The Russell 3000 ® Index encompasses the 3,000 largest U.S.-traded stocks by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes. This weighted index by market capitalization was constructed to provide a comprehensive barometer of the broad market and it now represents approximately 98 percent of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell Global Indexes reflect the performance of over 10,000 securities in 47 countries. Membership in these indexes is updated annually and remains in place for one year.
About Viveve Viveve Medical, Inc. is a women's health and wellness company passionately committed to advancing new solutions to improve women's overall well-being and quality of life. The internationally patented Viveve® System, that delivers the GENEVEVE™ treatment, incorporates cryogen-cooled, monopolar radiofrequency (CMRF) to uniformly deliver volumetric heating while gently cooling surface tissue to generate robust neocollagenesis in one 30-minute in-office session.
In the United States, the Viveve System is cleared by the FDA for general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis. Consistent with approvals in many countries internationally, Viveve is currently in the process of submitting an IDE to the FDA to conduct a pivotal study on use of the device in the United States for improvement in sexual function. For more information visit Viveve's website at www.viveve.com .
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Viveve is a registered trademark of Viveve, Inc. Geneveve is a trademark of Viveve, Inc.
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