KALAMAZOO – Axenic Dental, a portfolio company of the Apjohn Group, a life science business acceleration company in Kalamazoo, announced Thursday that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market a patented new disposable high-speed dental drill, the Axenic DHP.
The Axenic DHP was developed and laboratory tested over two years by dentists. The engineering for the new product was done at Avail Medical Products in Dallas, Texas.
?Clearly, there has been a trend toward the greater and greater use of, disposable instruments for many different dental procedures,? said Eli Thomssen, President and CEO of Axenic Dental. ?In focus groups, dentists and patients recognized the benefits in safety as well as savings in time and expense associated with cleaning and sterilization required to prevent cross contamination.?
Thomssen said that Axenic Dental is currently in preliminary discussions with major dental supply companies regarding the sales and marketing as well as distribution of the new product to dentists. He also noted that actions to secure regulatory clearance for the European Union and Canada are underway.
The availability of a high-performance disposable dental drill like the Axenic DHP represents an opportunity for considerable savings in reduced sterilization and maintenance costs for high volume practices, said Thomas Veryser, D.D.S., MHSA, Executive Director of Michigan Community Dental Clinics, Inc., a fast growing network of 14 public health dental clinics in Michigan.
In addition, Dr. Veryser, who is also a member of the Axenic
advisory board, said a disposable dental drill would be valuable for hospital dentistry where dental equipment and procedures are not frequently used.
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