Hansen Medical

Hansen Medical, headquartered in Mountain View, California, designs and manufactures medical robotics for the accurate positioning and control of catheter-based technologies. The Company manufactures Sensei Robotic Catheter Systems, including next-generation Sensei X Robotic Catheter Systems, and Artisan Control Catheters. In May 2007, the Company obtained regulatory clearances to begin marketing the Sensei system in the United States and the European Union (EU). In September 2009, the Company received regulatory clearance to begin marketing the Sensei X. The company’s robotic system enables clinicians to place mapping catheters in hard-to-reach anatomical locations within the heart during complex cardiac arrhythmia procedures.

Hansen was founded by Dr. Frederic Moll, Robert Younge, and Dan Wallace. Previously, Robert Younge and Fred Moll founded Intuitive Surgical, together with John Freund. Hansen has a cross-licensing agreement with Intuitive Surgical. In June 2010, Hansen appointed veteran medical device industry executive Bruce J Barclay as president and chief executive officer, and a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Hansen, Mr. Barclay was president and chief executive officer of SurModics, Inc.