Lucid, a New York-based medical device and information company dedicated to providing improved care for dermatology patients announced that it has received the approval from China's State Food and Drug Administration to market Lucid VivaScope reflective confocal microscope in China. The sales of Lucid's VivaScope confocal microscopes in China will be handled by ConBio (China).
Lucid's VivaScope reflective confocal microscopes (RCM) provide non- invasive, in-vivo cellular resolution images of skin. Dermatologists can use the images to form a clinical judgment for a variety of skin conditions -- without the need for surgery to excise tissue -- thus improving the quality of care for their patients.
Mr Jay Eastman, CEO of Lucid, said, "Just as MRI and CT scans have largely eliminated the need for routine 'exploratory surgery', the use of Lucid's VivaScope confocal microscopes may one day eliminate the need for routine invasive skin biopsies. We believe that reflectance confocal microscopes will become a standard clinical tool with its capacity to take painless, non-invasive optical biopsies of a wide range of skin lesions and disorders."
He further said, "This milestone announcement opens opportunities for application of confocal microscopes to evaluate and monitor treatment of skin inflammatory and pigmentation disorders with leading hospitals throughout China. This positive outcome from a long and detailed review process that will allow us to participate in one of the fastest growing medical markets in the world."
Dr. Qiushi Ren, CEO, ConBio said, "We are excited by the opportunity to introduce Lucid's unique, leading RCM technology to Chinese doctors and building our business together."
Founded in 1996, ConBio is a multi-specialty health care company focused on providing innovative medical devices that enable people to live life to its greatest potential. ConBio has built strategic relationships with manufacturers in the dermatology, plastic and ophthalmologic fields around the world, including Lucid, Cutera, RA Medical, MedArt, Lutronic, Allergan, Schwind with a goal of becoming the leading provider of the advanced medical lasers, instruments and materials in China. ConBio has sold more than 1,000 units of capital equipment to customers in China.