Signum Surgical

ANAL FISTULA

Anal fistula is a painful colorectal condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people worldwide

An anal fistula is an artificial tunnel between the rectum and skin of the buttocks that can develop due to an infected or blocked anal gland. If left untreated, an abscess may form, and the infection may travel through the patient’s sphincter muscle. Patients and their physicians are dissatisfied with current treatment options, which frequently result in inadequate or slow healing, a high risk of fecal incontinence, and repeat procedures.

PERIANAL FISTULA

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A new technology for patients with anal fistula

QUALITY OF LIFE

Patients endure a poor quality of life, experiencing pain, suffering and discharge from the tract and related abscesses.

NO EFFECTIVE CURE

Patients and their physicians are dissatisfied with current treatment options, which are not effective for curing anal fistula.

SUCCESS RATES

Current treatments have generally poor results, with many carrying the risk of causing permanent incontinence, inadequate healing, and repeat surgeries

THE NUMBERS

There are 64,000 annual surgical procedures performed to treat anal fistula in the U.S. alone.

2 BioHealx™ Technology

BioHealx Technology

The BioHealx™ is not currently approved in the United States or in the European Union.

About Us

ABOUT US

WE ARE DEVELOPING NOVEL MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO TREAT COLORECTAL DISEASES

Signum Surgical is committed to developing innovative solutions to treat patients with colorectal diseases, starting with anal fistula. After a year of exploring the needs of gastrointestinal and colorectal care, Eoin Bambury and Moshe Zilversmit founded the company in 2016 as a spin-out of the National University of Ireland, Galway, BioInnovate programme. The company is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

MOSHE ZILVERSMIT

CO-FOUNDER / CEO

Medical device entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience in medical device development. Moshe released the world's first open source surgical device, which has been covered by Wired magazine and recognised by Discover Magazine as one of the top innovations of 2013.

EOIN BAMBURY

CO-FOUNDER / CTO

Over 19 years of experience in the research and development of novel medical devices. Eoin has contributed to the development of six medical devices currently on the market and is a named author on 11 patent filings. Eoin was awarded 'Chartered Engineer of the Year 2012' by Engineers Ireland.

BOARD MEMBERS

JEFF GRAINGER

DIRECTOR

& BOARD CHAIRMAN

Jeff is an intellectual property specialist with more than 25 years of experience in early stage medtech companies. Jeff previously served as a Managing Partner at successful incubator The Foundry and holds a JD from the University of Washington and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford.

ALAN LEVY

DIRECTOR

Alan brings more than 40 years of experience in the medical device industry. Alan is involved with multiple life science companies as a CEO and as a board member and was a Senior Advisor to Frazier Healthcare Partners. Alan is an expert in bioabsorbable materials and the inventor of Vicryl, an absorbable surgical suture.

BERNARD COLLINS

DIRECTOR

Dr Collins is a leading expert in the medical technology sector and serves on the Board of Directors of several US and Irish life-science companies. A former Vice President of International Operations for Boston Scientific, where he served for 10 years, Dr Collins has held a number of senior executive positions in international life-science companies during his career.