Healthcare Technology Report Names Viveve Regulatory Executive Among Top 25 Women Leaders in Medical Devices

Viveve SVP Suzon Lommel named to list for second consecutive year for efforts to advance innovative technologies to treat stress urinary incontinence in women

ENGLEWOOD, CO / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2022 / Viveve Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVE), a medical technology company focused on women's intimate health, announced today that Suzon Lommel, the Company's Senior Vice President of Regulatory and Quality Affairs, has been named by The Healthcare Technology Report as one of The Top 25 Women Leaders in Medical Devices of 2022. Ms. Lommel was also named as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Medical Devices in 2021.

"Over the past year Viveve has focused on development of our innovative technology for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence or SUI in women. The efforts of Suzon and all the members of our senior team have demonstrated our commitment to leadership and innovation. Suzon has consistently worked to keep us in the lead by expertly anticipating and addressing issues in regulatory and quality affairs, playing an important role in our progress. The entire Viveve organization congratulates Suzon for her outstanding contribution to the medical device industry and this well-deserved recognition," said Scott Durbin, Viveve's Chief Executive Officer.

"In my role at Viveve I have been fortunate to make contributions to advance our unique technology that has the potential to make a profoundly positive difference in the lives of millions of women affected by SUI. I am once again honored to be included with the other women recognized in the Healthcare Technology Report Top 25 Women Leaders in Medical Devices for 2022," said Ms. Lommel. "This honor also once again highlights the outstanding progress of our entire team in working to develop and bring our technology for the treatment of SUI to patients around the world as quickly as possible."

The Healthcare Technology Report annually recognizes top-performing women who have demonstrated a depth of specialized knowledge and leadership to make a positive impact in the medical device field. Showing qualities including adaptability, ingenuity, and patient-centricity, awardees play a central role in advancing the competitiveness of their companies and technologies. They also serve as mentors and role models to promote and support leadership opportunities for women in the healthcare technology sector.

About Viveve

Viveve Medical, Inc. is a medical technology company focused on women's intimate health. Viveve is committed to advancing new solutions to improve women's overall well-being and quality of life. The internationally patented Viveve® System incorporates Cryogen-cooled Monopolar Radiofrequency technology to uniformly deliver volumetric heating while gently cooling surface tissue to generate neocollagenesis in a single in-office session. In the United States, the Viveve® System is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis. International regulatory approvals and clearances have been received for vaginal laxity and/or improvement in sexual function indications in more than 50 countries.

Viveve continues to advance its clinical development program in stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Viveve received FDA approval of its IDE application to conduct the multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled PURSUIT trial for improvement of SUI in women in July 2020 and FDA approval of its requested amendments to the IDE protocol in December 2020. Initiation of the trial was reported ain January 2021 and completion of subject enrollment was announced on December 14, 2021. Topline results are anticipated in late 2022. If positive, results from the PURSUIT trial may support a new SUI indication in the U.S.

For more information visit Viveve's website at www.viveve.com.

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SOURCE: Viveve Medical, Inc.