Zila receives FDA 510(k) clearance for ViziLite Eyewear

April 23, 2008
ViziLite Eyewear only allows transmission of light necessary for a ViziLite examination while blocking interfering ambient light from the practitioner's field of view.

PHOENIX, Arizona--Zila, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the company 510(k) clearance to market ViziLite Eyewear.

ViziLite Eyewear is reusable filtered eyewear to be worn by a health-care professional to eliminate ambient light while performing an oral exam under chemiluminescence when a darkened room is not available.

"ViziLite Eyewear helps health-care professionals administer ViziLite Plus, our oral cancer screening product, in less than ideal lighting environments," said David Bethune, chairman and chief executive officer of Zila. "ViziLite Eyewear complements our product offering and will be marketed by the company's direct sales force."

ViziLite Eyewear only allows transmission of light necessary for a ViziLite examination while blocking interfering ambient light from the practitioner's field of view.

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