Colospan Ltd. is opening its US headquarters in Cambridge, MA.

The Israeli startup which develops novel and proprietary solutions for colorectal surgery is putting a major focus on its US operations to support its IDE approved, multi-center randomized trial currently enrolling rectal cancer patients in 9 participating hospitals across the United States.
Colospan offers rectal cancer patients a unique alternative to the diverting stoma by providing a temporary intraluminal bypass which is designed to reduce the contact of fecal materials with the anastomotic site. This temporary diversion solution is removed without surgery in under two weeks and aims to minimize post-operative complications for a comfortable recovery.
The goal of the prospective, controlled study is to create clinical data related to the safety, performance, and risk/benefit of the CG-100 device in the intended patient population.

Colospan is taking a big step towards commercialization

Colospan is pleased to announce that Clalit HMO has executed a purchasing code for the CG-100 intraluminal bypass device.
This step will make the CG-100 available at all of Clalit’s hospitals and help transform the lives of rectal cancer patients as well as save resources to the healthcare system.
The agreement was finalized after an extensive economic and clinical evaluation of the CG-100 device in over 75 rectal cancer patients.

Clalit Health services is the largest HMO in Israel, covering 5 million customers holding 52% market share.
Clalit owns 14 hospitals (30% of Israel’s hospital beds) with a 10 Billion $ budget.
An agreement by such a major group like Clalit is a significant validation of the CG-100’s value proposition.

Henry Ford Hospital First in the U.S. to Test Novel CG-100 Intraluminal Device in patients undergoing colorectal anastomosis

Colospan Ltd. today announced that Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital is the first in the U.S. to perform an investigational procedure using the CG-100™ bypass device to assess its ability to reduce the need for stoma creation in rectal cancer patients undergoing colorectal or coloanal surgery. CG-100 is a temporary protective bypass device which is being evaluated as an investigational treatment to determine whether it can reduce the need for a diverting stoma and its related complications. Henry Ford Hospital is the only site in Michigan – and just one of 12 sites nationwide – that will be enrolling colorectal cancer patients in the clinical trial.