Note 1 - Organization and Business |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2018 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block] |
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS All references in this report to “Milestone Scientific,” “us,” “our,” “we,” the “Company” or “Milestone” refer to Milestone Scientific Inc., and its consolidated subsidiaries, Wand Dental, Inc., Milestone Advanced Cosmetic Devices, Inc., Milestone Medical, Inc. and Milestone Education LLC (all described below), unless the context otherwise indicates. Milestone Scientific is the owner of the following registered U.S. trademarks: C ompuDent®; CompuMed®; CompuFlo®; DPS Dynamic Pressure Sensing technology®; Milestone Scientific ®; the Milestone logo ®; SafetyWand®; STA Single Tooth Anesthesia Device®; and The Wand ®. Milestone Scientific was incorporated in the State of Delaware in August 1989. Milestone Scientific has developed a proprietary, computer-controlled anesthetic delivery device, using The Wand® , a single use disposable handpiece. The device is marketed in dentistry under the trademark CompuDent®, and STA Single Tooth Anesthesia Device® and in medicine under the trademark CompuMed®. CompuDent® is suitable for all dental procedures that require local anesthetic. CompuMed® is suitable for many medical procedures regularly performed in plastic surgery, hair restoration surgery, podiatry, colorectal surgery, dermatology, orthopedics and many other disciplines. The dental devices are sold in the United States, Canada and in 53 other countries. To date, there have been minimal sales of the Company’s medical devices in the United States and Europe. During 2016, Milestone Scientific filed for 510 (k) marketing clearance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for both intra-articular and epidural injections with the CompuFlo ® Computer Controlled Anesthesia System (the “CompuFlo Epidural System”). In June 2017, the FDA approved the CompuFlo Epidural System for epidural injections. Milestone Scientific is in the process of meeting with medical device distributors within the United States and foreign markets. Milestone Scientific’s immediate focus is on marketing its epidural device throughout the United States and Europe.In
December 2016, we received notification from the FDA that based upon the 510 (k)-application submitted for intra- articular injections, we did not adequately document that the device met the equivalency standard required for 510 (k) clearances. Following consultation with the FDA Office of Device Evaluation, we filed a new 510 (k) application for the device in June 2018. In August 2018, the FDA provided Milestone Scientific with a list of questions on the intra-articular 510 (k) application filed in June 2018. Milestone Scientific is in the process of reviewing and responding to FDA questions. |