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<strong>Israel</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Innovation</strong>2011<br />
Xenolith <strong>Medical</strong><br />
www.xenolithmedical.com<br />
Category:<br />
Disposables and<br />
implantable<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> and<br />
Hospital Equipment<br />
Urology<br />
Company Status:<br />
Clinical trials<br />
Regulatory<br />
Approval<br />
Company at a Glance<br />
Xenolith <strong>Medical</strong> Ltd is developing medical retention devices for endourologists who wish<br />
to prevent stone migration to the kidney during ureteroscopy procedures. The use of<br />
Xenolith <strong>Medical</strong>’s devices will minimize procedure invasiveness, lower its risk to the patient<br />
and shorten procedure time. Using innovative concepts, our products will replace current<br />
safety guide wires, stone-retrieval baskets and other stone fragment retrieval devices,<br />
thus simplifying the ureteroscopic procedure and reducing overall procedure costs.<br />
The first device that is being developed by Xenolith <strong>Medical</strong>, will change the therapeutic<br />
approach for ureteroscopy, allowing endourologists to perform procedures much easier<br />
and faster than the ones performed today.<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> & Product(s)<br />
The unique approach developed by Xenolith <strong>Medical</strong> incorporates a very thin and flexible<br />
mesh structure as an integral part of a guidewire. The mesh is collapsed into an overlay<br />
tube that forms part of this guide wire and allows it to maintain a very slim (less than<br />
1mm) profile. Xenolith <strong>Medical</strong>’s device also has a flexible floppy tip that can be advanced<br />
past urethral stones. Much like a guidewire, Xenolith <strong>Medical</strong>’s device can be used either<br />
side-by-side to the ureteroscope or introduced through its working channel. Upon ureter<br />
introduction the device is advanced beyond the occluding stone until reaches the kidney<br />
so the mesh is positioned proximal to the stone (i.e. between the stone and the kidney).<br />
Once properly positioned, the overlay tube that retracts the mesh is withdrawn, allowing<br />
the mesh to deploy and self-expand. The mesh can self-expand up to 12mm in diameter,<br />
fitting to all ureter sizes and shapes applying a carefully pre-calibrated radial force to<br />
the ureter wall. The fully deployed mesh acts as a barrier to particles larger than 1mm<br />
preventing their migration to the kidney and allowing enhanced irrigation for both better<br />
visualization and faster lithotripsy due to stone migration prevention.<br />
Goal<br />
Objectives: Meetings with distributors and strategic partners<br />
Target Businesses: Strategic partners<br />
Target Countries: Europe<br />
Schedule a Meeting at<br />
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