UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: January 5, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)
ENTEROMEDICS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number:1-33818
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| Delaware | | 48-1293684 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2800 Patton Road, St. Paul, Minnesota 55113
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(651)634-3003
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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On January 5, 2017, EnteroMedics Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that the Company’s vBloc® Neurometabolic Therapy has now been implanted at two additional vBloc Institutes, bringing the total number of medical centers and hospitals that have qualified as vBloc Institutes to thirteen. In order to qualify as a vBloc Institute, a medical center or hospital system must have integrated the Company’s vBloc Therapy and its vBloc® Achieve support program into its practice. A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by EnteroMedics Inc. dated January 5, 2017. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| ENTEROMEDICS INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ Scott P. Youngstrom |
| | Scott P. Youngstrom |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer |
Date: January 5, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release issued by EnteroMedics Inc. dated January 5, 2017. |
