Viveve announces issuance of U.S. method patent for treating female SUI

Viveve Medical announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 11511110 covering Viveve’s treatment to address SUI in women. The issuance of the new patent strengthens the Company’s intellectual property portfolio in advance of the planned completion of its U.S. pivotal PURSUIT clinical trial by the end of the year and reporting of topline results in early 2023. Viveve’s dual-energy technology has demonstrated the ability to activate fibroblasts and initiate collagen formation in tissue in a non-invasive, painless, and comfortable in-office procedure. When applied to the areas surrounding the urethra, the technology’s unique mechanism of action may strengthen and improve the function of connective tissues, improve vaginal structural integrity, and reduce urethral hypermobility, a leading cause of SUI in women.