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UroMems nombra a Rinda Sama, ex ejecutivo de Axonics, como miembro de la junta directiva
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A global company developing innovative, mechatronics technology to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), UroMems created the UroActive(tm) smart, automated artificial urinary sphincter (AUS). UroActive is an active implantable electronic AUS that is being developed to compensate for sphincter insufficiency in patients, both men and women, with SUI. It is based on a unique bionic platform using embedded smart, digital and robotic systems which, based on data collected from a patient, create a treatment algorithm that is specific for each patient's needs. The UroMems technology platform is protected by more than 120 patents and is designed to overcome the limitations of current solutions by optimizing safety and performance, patient experience and surgeon convenience. For more information, please visit www.uromems.com .

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Sama aporta su experiencia operativa a UroMems mientras la empresa se prepara para el lanzamiento de ensayos clínicos fundamentales para su sistema UroActive, el primer implante automatizado inteligente para tratar la incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo. 

GRENOBLE, Francia y MINNEAPOLIS, 26 de noviembre de 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UroMems, una empresa global de tecnología médica que desarrolla el primer implante automatizado inteligente para tratar la incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo (IUE), anunció hoy el nombramiento del veterano en dispositivos médicos Rinda Sama como miembro de su junta directiva.

"Estamos encantados de dar la bienvenida a Rinda a nuestra junta directiva", dijo el cofundador y consejero delegado de UroMems, Hamid Lamraoui. "La profunda experiencia de Rinda en tecnología médica, y específicamente con la terapia de neuromodulación sacra (SNM) de Axonics para tratar la vejiga hiperactiva, será invaluable para UroMems mientras nos embarcamos en ensayos clínicos fundamentales a gran escala en EE.UU. y Europa de UroActive®, en preparación para el lanzamiento comercial del primer esfínter urinario artificial (AUS) automatizado inteligente para tratar la IUE."

Sama, director acreditado de una empresa pública, aporta casi 20 años de experiencia en dispositivos médicos, incluido el cargo de director de operaciones de Axonics durante más de 10 años, donde desempeñó un papel fundamental en la implementación de operaciones eficientes y sistemas de calidad compatibles que ayudaron a allanar el camino para la aprobación de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) y la reciente adquisición de Axonics por parte de Boston Scientific. Antes de Axonics, Sama fue director de operaciones y calidad en Vessix Vascular, Inc., posteriormente adquirida por Boston Scientific. También formó parte de la junta directiva de BioVentrix y Laser Associated Sciences. Sama tiene un master en ingeniería biomédica de la Universidad del Sur de California y un MBA de la Universidad de California, Irvine.

"UroMems se encuentra en una posición muy similar a la de Axonics hace varios años en términos de desarrollo de un tratamiento innovador después de décadas de innovación limitada en la categoría, brindando a los pacientes desfavorecidos una opción mucho mejor", dijo Sama. "Veo el mismo potencial sólido con el Sistema UroActive para revolucionar el tratamiento de la IUE como el primer AUS inteligente y espero compartir mi experiencia operativa para ayudar a avanzar con éxito hasta la aprobación y el lanzamiento de la FDA".

UroMems ha logrado con éxito hitos críticos en investigación y desarrollo, resultados clínicos y construcción de la organización, incluida la reciente obtención de 47 millones de dólares en financiación tras los resultados excepcionalmente sólidos del primer estudio clínico multicéntrico en humanos de seis meses de duración y el exitoso resultado primario de seis meses para la primera paciente femenina en recibir un AUS inteligente automatizado.

La IUE, o pérdida de orina involuntaria, afecta a aproximadamente 40 millones de estadounidenses y 90 millones de europeos. La IUE afecta significativamente la calidad de vida, ya que puede ser debilitante y, a menudo, conduce a depresión, baja autoestima y estigma social.

Acerca de UroActive 
UroActive es el primer esfínter urinario artificial electrónico implantable activo que se está desarrollando para compensar la insuficiencia del esfínter en pacientes, tanto hombres como mujeres, con incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo. Se basa en una plataforma mecatrónica única que utiliza sistemas inteligentes, digitales y robóticos integrados que, a partir de los datos recopilados de un paciente, crean un algoritmo de tratamiento específico para las necesidades de cada paciente. La plataforma tecnológica UroMems está protegida por más de 150 patentes y está diseñada para superar las limitaciones de las soluciones actuales mediante la optimización de la seguridad y el rendimiento, la experiencia del paciente y la comodidad del cirujano. UroActive no ha recibido autorización de comercialización de la FDA y no está disponible para la venta en Estados Unidos ni en la UE.

Para obtener más información, visite www.uromems.com.

Contacto para medios:
Shelli Lissick
[email protected]  
651-276-6922

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