Interlace Gets FDA Clearance

Interlace Medical, a Framingham, MA-based developer of medical devices for gynecologists, said today that the FDA has granted the firm clearance to market its MyoSure device for removing fibroids and polyps from the uterus without requiring incisions. About 80 percent of women develop uterine fibroids in their lifetime, and the annual cost of treating them in the U.S. is more than $2 billion, according to Interlace. The firm said it was gearing up to commercialize the device in June when it announced the closing a $20.5 million Series C round of financing.

Author: Ryan McBride

Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News. Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.