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Item 8.01 Other Events
On December 7, 2023, Microbot Medical Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the successful completion of its GLP pivotal pre-clinical study, a critical milestone for the Company’s planned IDE submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to commence its human clinical study. The histopathology and lab report supplements previous positive Company findings.
The study was conducted by three leading interventional radiologists that utilized the Company’s LIBERTY Endovascular Robotic Surgical System to perform a total of 96 robotic navigations. Target vessels with surrounding tissue were examined and evaluated microscopically after they were subjected to procedures using a range of commercially available intravascular catheterization devices controlled and manipulated via the LIBERTY Endovascular Robotic Surgical System.
The press release, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 7, 2023 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| MICROBOT MEDICAL INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Harel Gadot | |
| Name: | Harel Gadot | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman | |
Date: December 7, 2023