The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Hydrus Microstent, a device used for microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) in patients with mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma, in conjunction with cataract surgery.
“We are pleased by the FDA’s approval of our Hydrus Microstent,” Dave Van Meter, President and CEO of Ivantis said in a statement. “Although the device has been used in over 4,000 procedures internationally, many of which are now well past five years, the Hydrus Microstent represents a novel device platform to FDA, and this approval occurred within our projected timeline.”