ENGLEWOOD, CO --(Marketwired - October 10, 2017) - Viveve Medical, Inc. (
"Regulatory approval for the Viveve System in Taiwan, one of the largest markets in Asia for advanced medical technologies, is a significant milestone in our strategic commercialization efforts to offer this 30-minute single-session treatment to clinicians and women in the Asia Pacific region," said Patricia Scheller, chief executive officer of Viveve. "We fully support our distribution partner for this market, Dynamic Medical Technologies, Inc., and their commitment to provide physicians and medical professionals with high-quality, clinically-proven products supported by exceptional marketing and training services."
Regulatory approvals and clearances for the Viveve System for treatment of vaginal laxity and/or improvement in sexual function indications have been received from more than 50 countries. In the United States, the Viveve System is currently cleared by the FDA for general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis. Viveve is in the process of submitting an investigational device exemption (IDE) to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a pivotal study on use of the device for improvement in sexual function in women.
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 clinically-proven cryogen-cooled, monopolar radiofrequency (CMRF) energy-based technology to uniformly deliver volumetric heating while gently cooling surface tissue to generate robust neocollagenesis in one 30-minute in-office session. This treatment is indicated for vaginal laxity or improvement of sexual function in 54 countries around the world.
InControl Products by Viveve are FDA cleared medical devices that treat stress, urge, and mixed incontinence conditions and products to improve pelvic floor strength. Viveve exclusively distributes InControl Medical's products to healthcare providers in the United States. 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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