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AST PRODUCTS, INC. RECEIVES US FDA 510(k) CLEARANCE FOR ITS BIOLI™ IOL DELIVERY SYSTEM
BILLERICA MA, U.S.A., June 4, 2020 – For the modern cataract and refractive surgery, every intraocular lens (IOL) needs to be delivered into the patient’s eye safely and precisely. AST Products, Inc. has just received today another 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its bioli™ IOL Delivery System to be marketed in the United States.
The bioli™ IOL Delivery System is now a CE-marked and US FDA 510(k) cleared single-use, sterile device intended to insert a one-piece foldable intraocular lens (IOL) into the human eye through a surgical procedure. The set consists of a single-use, sterile syringe injector with a silicone tip and a single-use, sterile LubriMATRIX™-treated cartridge. There are 3 different types of cartridges available; BIOLI-C, BIOLI-rC and BIOLI-D. The tip of the plunger, housed in the injector, is covered by a silicone cushion that provides a good contact to the lens to ensure a smooth delivery.
“As surgeons’ demands evolve, so do the expectations for the IOL delivery system,” said Carl Cummings, President of AST Products. “Our continuous and intense focus on the industrial needs and the challenges of our customers resulted in designing this unique IOL delivery system capable of ensuring a safe, simple and effective lens delivery. The bioli™ IOL Delivery System brings tremendous values to not only the patients and the doctors, but also to AST Products. We are very glad to receive the US FDA 510(k) clearance today.”
For further information: Please contact Matt Connolly at mconnolly@astp.com, or visit AST Products’ website at www.astp.com.
About AST Products, Inc.
AST Products, Inc. develops and manufactures a range of ophthalmic surgical products used by physicians to treat patients with cataracts. Our ophthalmic product line includes the Asqelio™ series of soft hydrophobic intraocular lens, AsqelioTM Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems, and our premier intraocular lens (IOL) delivery devices, the bioliTM, pioli™ and lioli™ IOL Delivery Systems, designed for the implantation of a single-piece foldable intraocular lens into the human eye through a surgical procedure. The AsqelioTM Preloaded IOL Delivery System, and the bioliTM, lioliTM and pioliTM IOL Delivery Systems are pretreated with our innovative patented LubriMATRIX™ surface treatment technology that offers a safe, simple and effective lens delivery.
AST also provides environmentally friendly medical coatings for a variety of industries along with analysis equipment and specially engineered plasma reactors that facilitate the application of our advanced surface treatment technologies.
Contact: Matt Connolly
VP, Business Development
+1 (978) 667-4500
AST PRODUCTS, INC. RECEIVES 2020 HEROES OF CHEMISTRY AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (ACS)
BILLERICA MA, U.S.A., April 30, 2020 – AST Products, Inc. today announced that its scientist was recognized with the prestigious American Chemical Society (ACS) 2020 Heroes of Chemistry Award for the discovery, development and commercialization of LubriMATRIX™ surface treatment technology for intraocular lens (IOL) injectors. The AST Products scientist is Dr. William Lee, Vice President of R&D and Regulatory Affairs.
Heroes of Chemistry is an annual award sponsored by the ACS that recognizes talented industrial chemical scientists and their companies whose work has led to the development of successful commercialized products ingrained with chemistry for the benefit of humankind.
“It's a great honor and privilege to be selected by the ACS to be one of the 2020 Heroes of Chemistry Award recipients,” said Dr. William Lee, “This prestigious award recognizes not only our work on the discovery, development and commercialization of the LubriMATRIX™ surface treatment technology, which has become a ‘hidden champion’ to enable safe and effective cataract surgeries, but also validates our concept of ‘One IOL, One Injector, One Coating’ for cataract surgery and its impact on the welfare and progress of humanity.”
LubriMATRIX™ is a novel and innovative lubricious hydrophilic surface treatment technology specifically developed to enable a safer, simpler and more effective intraocular lens (IOL) delivery. It is designed to provide the new standard for current and the next generation IOL injection systems. The LubriMATRIX™-treated IOL injectors can be stored in wet or dry stage and it is autoclavable in addition to ethylene oxide and radiation sterilizations. Annually, there are millions of IOL injectors, preloaded or non-preloaded with IOLs, that have been treated with LubriMATRIX™ and used in the cataract surgeries throughout the world.
“The 2020 Heroes of Chemistry exemplify the spirit of innovation and creativity that is crucial to developing solutions that improve the lives of people worldwide,” says ACS President Luis Echegoyen, “The advances from AST Products benefit the patients and again highlight the importance of the chemical sciences in all areas of industry.”
For further information: Please contact Matt Connolly at mconnolly@astp.com.
About AST Products, Inc.
AST Products, Inc. develops and manufactures a range of ophthalmic surgical products used by physicians to treat patients with cataracts. Our ophthalmic product line includes the Asqelio™ series of soft hydrophobic intraocular lenses (monofocal, toric, EDOF, multifocal and trifocal), Asqelio™ series of Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems, and our premier intraocular lens (IOL) delivery devices, the pioli™, bioli™ and lioli™ IOL Delivery Systems, designed for the implantation of a single-piece foldable intraocular lens into the human eye through a surgical procedure. The Asqelio™ series of Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems, and the lioli™, pioli™ bioli™ IOL Delivery Systems are pretreated with our innovative LubriMATRIX™ technology which offers a safe, simple and effective lens delivery.
AST also provides environmentally friendly medical coatings for a variety of industries along with analysis equipment and specially engineered plasma reactors that facilitate the application of our advanced surface treatment technologies.
Contact: Matt Connolly
VP, Business Development
+1 (978) 667-4500
AST PRODUCTS, INC. RECEIVES EU CE-MARKING APPROVAL FOR ITS ASQELIO™ EDOF AND MULTIFOCAL SOFT HYDROPHOBIC INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND ASQELIO™ EDOF AND MULTIFOCAL PRELOADED IOL DELIVERY SYSTEMS
BILLERICA MA, U.S.A., September 15, 2019 – AST Products, Inc. has received EU CE-marking approval for the Asqelio™ EDOF and Multifocal Soft Hydrophobic Intraocular Lenses and Asqelio™ EDOF and Multifocal Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems.
The Asqelio™ EDOF and Multifocal Soft Hydrophobic Intraocular Lenses are new addition to the current monofocal and toric intraocular lenses. Both lenses are available in clear and yellow formats and both provide excellent optical outcomes for life with sustainable clear vision.
The Asqelio™ EDOF and Multifocal Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems are ergonomically designed with safe, efficient and reliable control features. It’s also error-free from IOL-loading with no IOL-touching. The incision size is 2.2mm to 2.4mm across all diopters.
“The adding of the newly designed Asqelio™ EDOF and Multifocal Soft Hydrophobic Intraocular Lenses and Asqelio™ EDOF and Multifocal Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems to our product pipeline will bring tremendous values to not only the patients, the doctors, but also to AST Products,” said Carl Cummings, President of AST Products, “Our team has worked very hard on designing this creative lenses and their preloaded IOL delivery systems to ensure a safe, simple and effective lens delivery. And, we are proud that we finally obtained the CE-marking approval for these products all at the same time.”
For further information: Please contact Matt Connolly at mconnolly@astp.com, or visit AST Products at Booth #H122A at the 37th ESCRS Congress in Paris, September 14-17, 2019.
About AST Products, Inc.
AST Products, Inc. develops and manufactures a range of ophthalmic surgical products used by physicians to treat patients with cataracts. Our ophthalmic product line includes the Asqelio™ series of soft hydrophobic intraocular lenses, Asqelio™ series of Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems, and our premier intraocular lens (IOL) delivery devices, the pioli™, bioli™ and lioli™ IOL Delivery Systems, designed for the implantation of a single-piece foldable intraocular lens into the human eye through a surgical procedure. The Asqelio™ series of Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems, and the lioli™, pioli™, bioli™ IOL Delivery Systems are pretreated with our innovative and patented LubriMATRIX™ technology which offers a safe, simple and effective lens delivery.
AST also provides environmentally friendly medical coatings for a variety of industries along with analysis equipment and specially engineered plasma reactors that facilitate the application of our advanced surface treatment technologies.
Contact: Matt Connolly
VP, Business Development
+1 (978) 667-4500
AST Products, Inc. Receives 2018 GOOD DESIGN® Award for Its pioli™ IOL Delivery System
BILLERICA MA, December 17, 2018 – For the modern cataract and refractive surgery, every intraocular lens (IOL) needs to be delivered into the patient’s eye safely and precisely. The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design recognizes AST Products’ pioli™ IOL Delivery System as such a solution, naming it a GOOD DESIGN® Award winner for 2018 in the medical category. And this also marks the 1st IOL delivery system to receive such a prestigious award.
The pioli™ IOL Delivery System is a CE-marked and US FDA 510(k) cleared single-use, sterile device intended to insert a one-piece foldable intraocular lens (IOL) into the human eye through a surgical procedure. It is a truly easy-to-use and unique IOL delivery system that utilizes a patent-pending consistent IOL-folding technology. The set consists of a single-use, sterile syringe injector with a silicone tip and a single-use, sterile LubriMATRIX™-treated cartridge. The tip of the plunger, housed in the injector, is covered by a silicone cushion that provides a good contact to the lens to ensure a smooth delivery.
“As surgeons’ demands evolve, so do the expectations for the IOL delivery system,” said Carl Cummings, President of AST Products. “Our continuous and intense focus on the industrial needs and the challenges of our customers resulted in designing this unique IOL delivery system capable of ensuring a safe, simple and effective lens delivery. The pioli™ IOL Delivery System brings tremendous values to not only the patients and the doctors, but also to AST Products. We are proud to receive the GOOD DESIGN® Award recognition.”
The GOOD DESIGN® Award (www.good-designawards.com) is the oldest and most influential Design Award in the world presented by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design (www.chi-athenaeum.org) in cooperation with The European Center for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies to honor the best talent in design and manufacturing worldwide. This year marks the 68th year of the award and there were over 900 designs and graphics selected from over 46 nations worthy of the GOOD DESIGN® Award for their Design Excellence.
For further information: Please contact Matt Connolly at mconnolly@astp.com.
About AST Products, Inc.
AST Products, Inc. develops and manufactures a range of ophthalmic surgical products used by physicians to treat patients with cataracts. Our ophthalmic product line includes the Asqelio™ soft hydrophobic intraocular lens, Asqelio™ Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems, and our premier intraocular lens (IOL) delivery devices, the pioli™ and lioli™ IOL Delivery Systems, designed for the implantation of a single-piece foldable intraocular lens into the human eye through a surgical procedure. The Asqelio™ Preloaded IOL Delivery System and both the lioli™ and pioli™ IOL Delivery Systems are pretreated with our innovative LubriMATRIX™ technology that offers a safe, simple and effective lens delivery.
AST also provides environmentally-friendly medical coatings for a variety of industries along with analysis equipment and specially engineered plasma reactors that facilitate the application of our advanced surface treatment technologies.
Contact: Matt Connolly
VP, Business Development
+1 (978) 667-4500
AST Products, Inc. Receives EU CE-Marking Approval for Its Asqelio™ Preloaded IOL Delivery System
BILLERICA MA, August 17, 2018 – AST Products, Inc. has received EU CE-marking approval for the Asqelio™ Preloaded IOL Delivery System, a new and easy-to-use intraocular lens injector system preloaded with a hydrophobic intraocular lens (IOL).
The Asqelio™ Preloaded IOL Delivery System is ergonomically designed with safe, efficient and reliable control features. It’s also error-free from IOL-loading with no IOL-touching. The incision size is 2.2mm to 2.4mm across all diopters. Nevertheless, the preloaded Asqelio™ IOL provides excellent optical outcomes for life with sustainable clear vision. “The adding of the newly designed Asqelio™ Preloaded IOL Delivery System to our product pipeline will bring tremendous values to not only the patients, the doctors, but also to AST Products,” said Carl Cummings, President of AST Products, “Our team has worked very hard on designing this creative preloaded IOL delivery system to ensure a safe, simple and effective lens delivery. And, we are proud that we finally obtained the CE-marking approval for this
product.”
For further information: Please contact Matt Connolly at mconnolly@astp.com, or visit AST Products at Booth #B329 at the ESCRS Congress in Vienna, September 21-25, 2018.
About AST Products, Inc.
AST Products, Inc. develops and manufactures a range of ophthalmic surgical products used by physicians to treat patients with cataracts. Our ophthalmic product line includes the Asqelio™ soft hydrophobic intraocular lens, Asqelio™ Preloaded IOL Delivery Systems, and our premier intraocular lens (IOL) delivery devices, the pioli™ and lioli™ IOL Delivery Systems, designed for the implantation of a single-piece foldable intraocular lens into the human eye through a surgical procedure. The Asqelio™ Preloaded IOL Delivery System and both the lioli™ and pioli™ IOL Delivery Systems are pretreated with our innovative LubriMATRIX™ technology which offers a safe, simple and effective lens delivery.
AST also provides environmentally-friendly medical coatings for a variety of industries along with analysis equipment and specially engineered plasma reactors that facilitate the application of our advanced surface treatment technologies.
Contact: Matt Connolly
VP, Business Development
+1 (978) 667-4500
pioli™ IOL Delivery System Receives EU CE-Mark
BILLERICA MA, August 17, 2017 – The pioli™ IOL Delivery System (Model: PIOLI-D) becomes an EU CE-marked IOL delivery device.
The pioli™ IOL Delivery System is a single-use, sterile device intended to insert a one-piece foldable intraocular lens (IOL) into the human eye through a surgical procedure. It is a truly unique IOL delivery system that utilizes a patent-pending consistent IOL-folding technology. The set consists of a single-use, sterile syringe injector with a silicone tip and a single-use, sterile LubriMATRIX™-treated cartridge. The tip of the plunger, housed in the injector, is covered by a silicone cushion that provides a good contact to the lens to ensure a smooth delivery. This system is packaged in sets of 10.
For more information about AST Products and pioli™ visit www.astp.com/pioli or call +1-978-667-4500.
About AST Products, Inc.
AST Products, Inc. develops and manufactures ophthalmic medical devices and environmentally friendly surface modification solutions for a range of industries. The Company offers coatings for medical devices with supporting Device Master Files and contract coating services to facilitate customers’ product development and clinical trials. AST also provides specially engineered plasma reactors and contact angle analysis equipment.
pioli™ and LubriMATRIX™ are trademarks of AST Products, Inc.
Contact: Matt Connolly
VP, Business Development
+1 (978) 667-4500
lioli™ IOL Delivery System Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance
BILLERICA MA, April 9, 2015 – AST Products, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lioli™ IOL Delivery System to be sold in the United States.
The lioli™ IOL Delivery System is a single-use, sterile device intended to insert a one-piece foldable intraocular lens (IOL) into the human eye through a surgical procedure. The system provides a tubular pathway for lens implantation through an incision. The lioli™ IOL Delivery System is used only for the insertion of IOL models validated for use with this device as indicated in the IOL approved labeling. The set consists of a single-use, sterile syringe injector with a silicone tip and a single-use, sterile LubriMATRIX™-treated cartridge. The tip of the plunger, housed in the injector, is covered by a silicone cushion that provides a good contact to the lens to ensure a smooth delivery. This system is packaged in sets of 10, and is available in a range of models.
For more information about AST Products and lioli™ visit www.lioli.us or call +1-978-667-4500.
About AST Products, Inc.
AST Products, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices and environmentally friendly surface modification solutions for a range of industries. The Company offers coatings for medical devices with supporting Device Master Files and contract coating services to facilitate customers’ product development and clinical trials. AST also provides specially engineered plasma reactors and contact angle analysis equipment.
lioli™ and LubriMATRIX™ are trademarks of AST Products, Inc.
Contact: Matt Connolly
VP, Business Development
+1-978-667-4500
mconnolly@astp.com