Travis Johnson

Medical Device Company Hansen Medical Files for IPO

Very interesting, I've been keeping an eye out for this company since they announced an IP exchange partnership with one of my larger holdings, Intuitive Surgical, last fall (investor.intuitivesurg...;p=irol-newsArticle&am...

Fred Moll has a good track record in startup medical technology, having previously been one of the founders of Intuitive Surgical (and a board member until a few years ago) as well as Origin Med, now owned by Guidant. I don't know if this IPO will be worthwhile in the near term, since so much rides on FDA approval, but I wouldn't bet against it in the long term.