ASPERO MEDICAL, INC.
Micro-textured endoscopy balloons with biomimetic surface patterns for improved friction in gastrointestinal procedures
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- Boulder, CO
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $580K, Oct 2019
- Total capital
- $6.6M
- Federal grants
- $6M
- 7 awards · 2020–2025
- Rank in peer group#122 of 538
- Private capital raised
- $580K
- 1 Form D · last Oct 2019
- 85 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 9 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#190 of 538
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Balloon Overtube Access Device for Improved Interventional Endoscopy in the Upper GI$1M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Balloon Overtube Access Device for Improved Interventional Endoscopy in the Upper GI$1M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Micro-textured balloons with improved traction for better control in endoscopy$960K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Micro-textured balloons with improved traction for better control in endoscopy$953K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Advanced Balloon Endoscopy Overtube$1.5M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Micro-textured balloons with improved traction for better control in endoscopy$309K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Advanced Balloon Endoscopy Overtube$224K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$580K
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Standing among 538 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grants#122 · top 23%
- Granted patents#190 · top 35%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Mark RentschlerResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents · $6M in grants as PI
- Mike FreemanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 11- PendingMedical Devices Including Textured SurfacesUSPTOApplication 18778623
- GrantedSplit Overtube AssemblyUSPTOUS 11,730,928
- GrantedMedical Devices Including Textured Inflatable BalloonsUSPTOUS 11,577,056
Show all 11 patent records
- Medical Devices Including Textured SurfacesNov 7, 2024 · Application 18778623Pending
- Split Overtube AssemblyAug 22, 2023 · US 11,730,928Granted
- Medical Devices Including Textured Inflatable BalloonsFeb 14, 2023 · US 11,577,056Granted
- Split Overtube AssemblyAug 4, 2022 · Application 17721157Pending
- Split Overtube AssemblyApplication 63175151Pending
- Split Overtube AssemblyApplication PCTUS2020033258Pending
- Overtube Devices And Assemblies For Elongate Surgical ToolsApplication PCTUS2024038839Pending
- Overtube Devices And Assemblies For Elongate Surgical ToolsApplication 19502658Pending
- Medical Devices Including Textured SurfacesApplication 63514398Pending
- Overtube Devices And Assemblies For Elongate Surgical ToolsApplication 63514407Pending
- Split Overtube AssemblyApplication PCTUS2022024893Pending
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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