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Medical Inc. Continues to Solidify IP Portfolio with US Patent for Previously Disclosed Device for Preventing Shunt Stenosis
MA - June 14, 2017 - Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq CM: MBOT), a medical device company specializing in the design
and development of transformational micro-robotic medical technologies, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark
Office ("USPTO") has granted patent number 9,675,748, which covers a device for the prevention of shunt stenosis.
The Company also filed with the USPTO a Continuation Application to further establish and enhance the Company's innovative
solutions for preventing shunt stenosis.
and protecting our innovative technology platforms is one of the main focus areas of the Company, especially as we expect significant
milestones in the coming months for our initial Self Cleaning Shunt product," commented Harel Gadot, CEO, President
and Chairman. "Our innovative technology platforms, which we believe are well ahead of the micro robotic curve, position
the Company to address multi-billion market opportunities. The addition of the proceeds from our recently completed equity offering
gives us the resources to execute upon these opportunities and strengthen our unique core capabilities to implement other market-penetrating
patent covers systems and methods for reducing venous stenosis associated with the use of hemodialysis shunts. A clearing device
is inserted through a first bore, while dialyzed blood is being returned into the blood vessel through a second bore. The clearing
device may be a passive device moved down the blood vessel by the blood flow or an autonomous crawling device, such as Microbot's
TipCat device, which is based on a series of sequentially inflatable chambers. This new patent provides an additional layer
of protection to Microbot's innovative TipCat and ViRob platforms, extending beyond their current IP protected
USPTO initially issued the Notice of Allowance for this patent application on February 15, 2017, as announced on February 22,
Microbot Medical, Inc.
which was founded in 2010 and commenced operations in 2011, became a NASDAQ listed company on November 28, 2016. The Company specializes
in transformational micro-robotic medical technologies leveraging the natural and artificial lumens within the human body. Microbot's
current platforms, ViRob and TipCAT , are comprised of two highly advanced micro-robotic technologies, from which
the Company is currently developing its first two product candidates: the Self Cleaning Shunt , or SCS , for the treatment
of hydrocephalus and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, or NPH; and a self-propelling, semi-disposable endoscope that is being developed
initially for use in colonoscopy procedures. Further information about Microbot Medical is available at http://www.microbotmedical.com.
ViRob technology is a revolutionary autonomous crawling micro-robot which can be controlled remotely or within the body.
Its miniature dimensions allow it to navigate and crawl in different spaces within the human body, including blood vessels, the
digestive tract and the respiratory system. Its unique structure gives it the ability to move in tight spaces and curved passages
as well as the ability to remain within the human body for prolonged time. To learn more about ViRob please visit http://www.microbotmedical.com/technology/virob/.
is a transformational self-propelled, flexible, and semi-disposable endoscope providing see & treat capabilities within tubular
lumens in the human body such as the colon, blood vessels, and the urinary tract. Its locomotion mechanism is perfectly suitable
to navigate and crawl through natural & artificial tubular lumens, applying the minimal necessary pressure to achieve the
adequate friction required for gentle, fast, and safe advancement within the human body. To learn more about TipCAT visit
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