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AFFLUENT MEDICAL announces that it has received the approval from the Czech Republic regulatory authority to start ‘first in man’ preclinical study with ARTUS.

ARTUS is the first electronically activated sphincter to treat urinary incontinence. One in 4 adults suffers from stress-induced urinary incontinence, with a high prevalence among women.

ARTUS is the first artificial urinary sphincter intended for both men and women. Fully invisible and easy to use via remote control, ARTUS is inserted in about 30 minutes by minimally invasive surgery. It aims at becoming the next standard of care for this disease with adverse impacts on the patients’ quality of life. The market launch of ARTUS, currently in clinical development, is planned in 2021 in Europe. The global urology market is expected to reach $7 billion by 2020, with a potential 26% annual growth between 2017-2020.

AFFLUENT MEDICAL announces that it has successfully implanted at the Vienna General Hospital, Austria, the first adjustable Kalios ring, intended to restore the normal functioning of the mitral valve with closing defects in some patients.

KALIOS is the first fully adjustable mitral valve repair device, designed to effectively meet the needs of patients with mitral insufficiency, which affects 1% of the world’s population.

KALIOS can treat both residual postoperative leaks and chronic mitral insufficiency. The size and shape of the implant can be adjusted percutaneously multiple times in the months/years following the surgery, offering patients a personalized surgical treatment. The European launch of this device, currently in human clinical trial in Europe, is scheduled for the end of 2020. It targets a global market expected to reach $3.5 billion by 2022 and growing at a rate of 35% per year between 2017-2022.