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Campbell, CA-based Zipline-Medical Appointed John Tighe as President and Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
ZipLine® Medical is developing and commercializing innovative tissue repair devices to address the clinical need for rapid, non-invasive and easy-to-use skin closure. ZipLine`s PRELOC™ technology platform provides uniform closure forces while minimizing scar-promoting tension along the wound. Utilizing our patented technology, we believe that physicians can achieve the best of both worlds — the speed of staples with the cosmetic outcome of a meticulous suture closure. Our initial strategy focuses on procedures where the non-invasive, speed and cosmetic benefits of our technology have the greatest impact. Since skin closure is a part of most surgical procedures, our technology platform has broad application across various surgical specialties and emergency medicine. Zipline Medical was founded in 2009 by Amir Belson, M.D. and is located in Silicon Valley, with access to a wealth of expertise in medical device research and development
About the Person
John R. Tighe serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of ZipLine Medical. He also serves as a member of ZipLine`s board of directors. Prior to joining ZipLine, he was the CEO and president of PEAK Surgical, Inc. from 2006 to 2011. He was the first employee and also served as a Director of PEAK Surgical until their acquisition by Medtronic in 2011. Mr. Tighe has over 22 years of experience in the medical device industry and has worldwide commercialization experience in several medical specialties, including orthopaedics, ENT, and general surgery. Prior to PEAK Surgical he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of all business units for ArthroCare Corp, where he worked for eleven years. Before that, he served as national sales manager for Acufex Microsurgical, where he worked in various sales and management roles over a seven year period. Mr. Tighe holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland.
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