Viket Medical Corp

Giving neurosurgeons a way to treat Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Safe, Fast, Easy to Use. Better Outcomes, Dramatically Reduced Costs.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Medical Devices and Equipment
  • Location United States
  • Currency USD
  • Founded January 2011
  • Employees 1

Company Summary

Intracerebral hemorrhage is deadly and expensive. Viket's simple neurosurgery device improves patient outcomes, saves $44,000 per patient. Viket adds imaging to a miniaturized surgical tool, so the neurosurgeon can see progress during brain surgery for the first time.

510(k) requires no clinical trials - first human use in 1 year

$550 million market (US, EU, Japan)

Proof of Concept completed in living brain

Team includes world leaders

Team

  • Bob Wilcox
    CEO

    - Cofounder of Viket.
    - was VP Product Development, EKOS Corp
    - coauthor of ICH clinical trial, cover article, Jnl Neurosurgery.
    - cofounded WINGS, medical device Angels
    - was Industry Director, UW Neural Engineering Research Center
    - MS Engineering, Univ of Texas
    - 19 issued patents

  • Raj Ghodke, MD
    coFounder, Medical Advisor

    Director Neuro-Interventional Radiology, UW.

  • Daniel Hanley, MD
    Clinical Affairs Advisor

    Director, Division of Brain Injury Outcomes, Johns Hopkins.
    World's leading researcher in evacuation of intracerebral hemorrhage

  • Laligam Sekhar, MD
    Medical Advisor

    Vice Chairman, William Joseph Leedom and Bennett Bigelow Professor, Director, Cerebrovascular Surgery, Director, Skull Base Surgery, Department of Neurological Surgery, Univ. of Washington. Past President, Washington State Association of Neurological Surgery. President, World Federation of Skull Base Societies. President, Washington Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. President, Madjid Samii International Society of Neurological Surgeons.

  • Tom Matula, PhD
    Ultrasound Advisor

    Director, Center for Medical and Industrial Ultrasound, University of Washington

Previous Investors

  • GRANT: Life Sciences Discovery Fund
    Unconfirmed
    Major Medical Device Company
    Unconfirmed
    Wings Angel investors
    Unconfirmed

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