In Brief: LaserSight
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
LaserSight: Acquires worldwide distribution rights to the Ruiz disposable microkeratome, an instrument used to create the corneal flap in laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedures, the St. Louis firm says. The company expects to begin international sales "late this year or early next year" at a price of approximately $7,500; a disposable component used with the device is priced at $125. A 510(k) will be submitted to FDA in the next few weeks for the device. Under the terms of the deal, LaserSight paid $400,000 in cash and supplied one LaserScan LSX scanning excimer laser to the instrument's inventors, Luis Antonio Ruiz, MD, and Sergio Lenchig of Bogota, Colombia; two additional payments of $150,000 each will be made six and 12 months after the initial shipment date...