Marblehead Medical LLC

Rochester, MN · Founded 2016 · Medtech · Acquired

Minimally invasive transfemoral catheter system with integrated flow-reversal balloon for carotid artery stenting without surgical cutdown

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Updated · marblehead.ai

Sector
Medtech
Headquarters
Rochester, MN
Founded
2016
Latest Form D
$600K, Nov 2019
Total capital
$5.3M
Federal grants
$3.3M
5 awards · 2018–2020
Rank in peer group#296 of 445
Private capital raised
$2M
4 Form D · last Nov 2019
83 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
0
7 pending

Capital timeline

2017201820192020FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5.3M$479K$998K$398K$398K$985K1st Form D$150K2nd Form D$250K3rd Form D$1.1M
2017201820192020FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5.3M$479K$998K$398K$985K2nd Form D$250K3rd Form D$1.1M4th Form D$600K

Latest events

  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development of a Balloon Occlusion Sheath for Stroke (BOSS)$985K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Simplified Transfemoral Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Under FlowReversal Using a Novel Combination Access Sheath/Balloon System$398K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Simplified Transfemoral Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting Under FlowReversal Using a Novel Combination Access Sheath/Balloon System$398K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$600K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.1M
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development of a Balloon Occlusion Sheath for Stroke (BOSS)$998K
  • Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Development of a novel Balloon Occlusion Sheath for Stroke (BOSS)$479K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$250K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$150K

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Standing among 445 peers

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Medtech · Device

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Linked publications#2 · top 1%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • David KallmesResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $398K in grants as PI
  • Keith KallmesExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kevin KallmesExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Waleed BrinjikjiExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 7
  • PendingInternal Carotid Artery Thrombectomy Devices And MethodsUSPTOApplication 17283467
  • PendingBalloon Guiding Sheath Having An Inflation TroughUSPTOApplication 63027009
  • PendingCarotid Artery Stenting Systems And MethodsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2020015100
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  • Internal Carotid Artery Thrombectomy Devices And MethodsNov 11, 2021 · Application 17283467Pending
  • Balloon Guiding Sheath Having An Inflation TroughApplication 63027009Pending
  • Carotid Artery Stenting Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2020015100Pending
  • Internal Carotid Artery Thrombectomy Devices And MethodsApplication PCTUS2019067074Pending
  • Internal Carotid Artery Thrombectomy Devices And MethodsApplication PCTUS2019055451Pending
  • Internal Carotid Artery Thrombectomy Devices And MethodsApplication PCTUS2019042181Pending
  • Internal Carotid Artery Thrombectomy Devices And MethodsApplication 62781738Pending

Recent research by its founders

  • Risk of Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Randomized Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis202511 cites
  • The effects of admission hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus on mechanical thrombectomy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis20259 cites
  • Transvenous Embolization versus Surgical Intervention for CSF Venous Fistulas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis20258 cites
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Regulatory activity · Medtech

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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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