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Item 7.01. Regulation FD.
On October 6, 2022, Motus GI Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the Company a new patent (patent #11446428) titled “Cleaning Method for Prepless Colonoscopy.” A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by a specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 6, 2022, the Company announced that it has been granted a new patent for methods embodied by its Pure-Vu® System by the USPTO. The new patent covers methods for clearing of fecal matter comprised of particles of various sizes and compositions from the wall of a colon or other body lumen for diagnostic inspection. These methods are further adapted for application in patients who have undergone a restricted scope of preparation to reduce and/or remediate the particle structure of colon contents, or no preparation prior to a colonoscopy.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibit is furnished with this report:
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| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Motus GI Holdings, Inc., dated October 6, 2022. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MOTUS GI HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| Dated: October 6, 2022 | By: | /s/ Timothy P. Moran |
| Name: | Timothy P. Moran | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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