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Article by Louise Weihart – mergermarket, Sept 2019
Livac, a privately held Melbourne-based Australian developer of devices to support minimally invasive surgery (MIS), is actively seeking AUD 6m (USD 4m) from new investors to support US market entry, said CEO Anabela Correira.
Livac Pty Ltd, an Australian medical device company, after having completed all necessary regulatory requirements of the US Food and Drug Administration, can now proceed with supply of their organ retraction system “the LiVac™ Retractor System” in the US market.
The first use of the LiVac™ Retractor in a robotic bariatric procedure was recently conducted in Melbourne. The LiVac™ Retractor was used for the first time with a da Vinci® robot and retracted the liver throughout the duration of the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy case. The surgeon involved went on to apply for the LiVac™ to be listed and commercially available at his hospital.
Livac CEO, Anabela Correia, was invited to be part of a panel at AusMedTech 2019.
Dr Philip Gan, Livac’s founder and CMO, has received an award for best video production at this year’s International Minimally Invasive Surgery Conference (i-MSC).
The Surgeon Turned Inventor – Article by Tan Zhai Yun, April 2019
Dr Philip Gan, a Malaysian-born surgeon based in Australia, is on a mission to make surgery less painful and invasive. Over the years, he has observed how certain procedures and traumatic for patients and wanted to do something to change this.