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Device Debut: Sinuva Marks Next Step In Intersect ENT's Evolution Into A Combo Products Company

 
• By Reed Miller

US FDA approved a New Drug Application for Intersect ENT's Sinuva mometasone furoate-eluting sinus implant in December. The implant elutes the cortical steroid to treat recurrent nasal polyp disease in patients who have had previous ethmoid sinus surgery and is supported by data from 400 patients, including the results from the RESOLVE II trial that showed Sinuva dramatically reduced the proportion of patients who needed another endoscopic sinus surgery.

Intersect ENT’s SINUVA device
Intersect ENT's Sinuva (mometasone furoate) Sinus Implant, a • Source: Intersect ENT, Inc.

Intersect ENT Inc. is preparing to launch its Sinuva mometasone furoate-eluting sinus implant in the US in the second-quarter of 2018.

Susan Stimson, the general manager of Sinuva product for Intersect, told Medtech Insight the Silicon Valley company has begun training...

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