Flow Forward Medical, Inc.
Wearable rotary blood pump system that dilates peripheral veins prior to arteriovenous fistula surgery
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- Fairway, KS
- Founded
- 2013
- Latest Form D
- May 2020
- Total capital
- $450K
- Federal grants
- $450K
- 2 awards · 2015–2018
- Rank in peer group#253 of 445
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 6
- 2 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#36 of 445
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Ovine Study of Medical Device to Improve Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation$225K
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Medical Device to Improve Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation$225K
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3 records have no date or no amount, so they aren’t placed on the timeline.
Standing among 445 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#36 · top 8%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- F. Nicholas FrananoResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $225K in grants as PI
- Frank Nicholas FrananoExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James M. SchultzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeff M. WeinrichDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jenny Nicholas MartinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kurt M. DasseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 7 people
- William P. WhitakerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 8- GrantedConduit Tips And Systems And Methods For UseUSPTOUS 11,534,593
- GrantedSystem And Method To Increase The Overall Diameter Of VeinsUSPTOUS 10,537,674
- GrantedMethods To Increase The Overall Diameter Of Donating Veins And ArteriesUSPTOUS 10,376,629
Show all 8 patent records
- Conduit Tips And Systems And Methods For UseDec 27, 2022 · US 11,534,593Granted
- System And Method To Increase The Overall Diameter Of VeinsJan 21, 2020 · US 10,537,674Granted
- Methods To Increase The Overall Diameter Of Donating Veins And ArteriesAug 13, 2019 · US 10,376,629Granted
- System And Method To Increase The Overall Diameter Of VeinsMay 21, 2019 · US 10,293,089Granted
- Blood Pump Systems And MethodsApr 16, 2019 · US 10,258,730Granted
- Blood Pump Systems And MethodsMay 30, 2017 · US 9,662,431Granted
- Conduit Tips And Systems And Methods For UseApplication PCTUS2017030476Pending
- Blood Pump Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2013055221Pending
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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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