Cohera Medical, Inc.® Receives PMA Approvable Letter from U.S. FDA for TissuGlu® Surgical Adhesive

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohera Medical, Inc.®, a leading innovator and developer of absorbable surgical adhesives and sealants, announced today that it has received a letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the pending Premarket Approval Application (PMA) for its TissuGlu® Surgical Adhesive is Approvable.  The receipt of the Approvable Letter means that the FDA has largely approved all parts of the PMA. The Company expects to work with the FDA to reach a final approval on the application within a few weeks."The receipt of the PMA Approvable Letter is a truly significant milestone for the Company," said Patrick Daly, Cohera Medical President and CEO. "We are excited about the pending approval for TissuGlu and are looking forward to making TissuGlu available to surgeons and patients throughout the United States."TissuGlu is indicated for the approximation of tissue layers where subcutaneous dead space exists between tissue planes in abdominoplasty.  Upon approval, TissuGlu will be the first internal surgical adhesive of its kind approved in the United States.Mr. Daly will be presenting on this latest milestone and other significant updates at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 13th at 4:00pm PST.TissuGlu is designed to meet a surgeon's need for a strong, biocompatible, and easy-to-use surgical adhesive. The Approvable PMA supports the safety and effectiveness of TissuGlu as an alternative to the use of closed sucti...
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