SAFEGUARD SURGICAL LLC
LeakGuard, a biodegradable barrier device placed in the esophageal lumen during resection to prevent anastomotic leakage
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- TAMPA, FL
- Founded
- 2023
- Latest Form D
- $1.1M, Mar 2024
- Total capital
- $1.5M
- Federal grants
- $407K
- 1 award · 2025
- Rank in peer group#277 of 445
- Private capital raised
- $1.1M
- 1 Form D · last Mar 2024
- 31 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- first 2026
- Rank in peer group#109 of 445
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · A biodegradable barrier preventing anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy$407K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.1M
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Standing among 445 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#109 · top 24%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Scott KelleyResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $407K in grants as PI
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 1- New patentDevice And Method To Prevent LeakageUSPTOUS 12,758,224
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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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