Lineus Medical
SafeBreak Vascular is placed in the IV line and separates when damaging forces threaten the IV catheter, protecting the catheter and saving hospitals money.
- Stage Product In Market
- Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
- Location Fayetteville, AR, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded May 2015
- Employees 5
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website lineusmed.com
Company Summary
Lineus Medical is the maker of SafeBreak Vascular, a break-away connector designed to separate when a damaging level of force is placed on an IV line. When SafeBreak separates, the catheter is protected, and valves on each side close to prevent the loss of blood and medication. In a large randomized controlled trial, SafeBreak reduced IV complications requiring an IV restart by 44%. SafeBreak received Class II, De Novo clearance in May of 2021.
Team
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Chief Technology OfficerSpencer Jones, Founder and CTO, is a Registered Nurse with 3 years of clinical experience and 6 years of medical device startup experience. Spencer graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor in the Science of Nursing. He is a named inventor on 4 issued patents and is responsible for clinical trials, intellectual property, clinical education, and supports sales and marketing.
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Chief Executive OfficerVance Clement leads the Lineus Medical team as CEO and has over 25 years of experience in the medical device space. Prior to Lineus, Vance was Sr. Director of Marketing and a key player in Mako Surgical’s growth from an orthopedic start-up with 17 installed surgical robots to over 156 installed robots and sales of over $100M.
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VP of EngineeringWill Armstrong leads Lineus Medical’s engineering efforts as the VP of Engineering. Will is an experienced R&D leader with an 18+ year track record of fueling innovation and driving new product commercialization. Prior to joining Lineus Medical in 2020, Will had progressing leadership roles at Cook Medical and Medtronic Spine where he led project teams to over 20 successful product launches in the highly competitive spinal implant market.
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Ryan BrickVP of SalesRyan has over 15 years of experience working in the Vascular Medical Device market. Before becoming Vice President of Sales at Lineus Medical, he assisted in the market launch of Curos Disinfection Port Protector at Ivera Medical resulting in the sale of Ivera Medical to 3M Medical. Ryan spent 6 years working for ICU Medical as a Product Specialist where he helped bring 4 new products to the Vascular Access market, changing the standard of care.
Advisors
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Dr. Gregory SchearsUnconfirmed
Dawn NormanUnconfirmed
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