Acutend

Lower high blood pressure device, it required contact to a specific point on the skin. No side effect and no danger device.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
  • Location Sunnyvale, CA, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded July 2013
  • Employees 5

Company Summary

Acutend, Inc. is consumer medical device company based in the Silicon Valley. The company has developed a Class 1, FDA-cleared, neuro-stimulation medical device clinically proven to help hypertensive patients reduce high blood pressure. The device is non-invasive and works by simple contact with the skin in the appropriate area. Unlike traditional drug treatments, Patent was approved in US in January 2010 by USPTO (filed 11/05)

Team

  • Simon Yi
    CEO, CTO

    Simon is a Silicon Valley veteran with nearly 20 years of experience in start-up manufacturing in the lubrication, bio sensory, and medical device industries. Simon is a co-founder of VORA OIL, a chemical engineering company dedicated to bringing highest performing industrial lubricants, he is a founder and CEO at AcuTend, a medical device company that helps hypertension patients lower their high blood pressure to safe levels without the use of d

  • Bruce Burlington
    CFO

    Mr. Bruce Burlington has broadly experienced domestic and international C-level technology and backing leader and business builder with a lengthy portfolio contributing to accelerated organizational velocity, trajectory, security and profitability, Mr. Bruce has 14 years of commercial investment and private banking experience and 22 years of experience providing financial and strategic partnership input to emerging medical and technology companie

  • Gregg A. Jackson
    Director of Engineering

    Mr. Gregg has over 20 years in the medical device industry, a proven history of innovation, and a reputation for delivering safe, effective products to the market place including 12 years at ACS/Guidant Vascular Intervention (sold to Boston Scientific/Abbott for 27B), plus more than 8 years in progressive positions at other medical device, biotech and pharma companies including ALZA/J&J, N-Spine (sold to Synthes for $40M+) and SpineAlign Medical.

  • Leo Soong
    BOD

    Mr. Leo Soong serves is the Co-Founder and Senior Advisor of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Mr. Soong serves as Director and Chairman of Finance & Planning Committee at California Pacific Medical Center. He previously served as Vice Chairman at St. Luke's Hospital. Mr. Soong holds the following Board positions: Director, American Automobile Association (federation of clubs comprising over 51 million members in the US and Canada)

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