UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 22, 2015

 

SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
California
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
  333-198073     02-0692322  
  (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer Identification No.)  
   
 

 

12744 San Fernando Road, Suite 400
Sylmar, California 91342

 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(818) 833-5000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 8.01  Other Events

  

On July 22, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the first implant and successful activation of the Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System in a dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patient. The implant, performed at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in Manchester, England, is part of a groundbreaking study which aims to evaluate the feasibility of the Argus II System in individuals with late stage dry AMD that is severely affecting central vision. Second Sight anticipates implanting up to a total of five patients with the Argus II initially as part of this study to evaluate the feasibility of the device in patients with late stage dry AMD. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

 

ITEM 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.             Description

 

99.1                          Press Release issued July 22, 2015

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: July 23, 2015

 

 

SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

 

/s/ Thomas B. Miller       

By: Thomas B. Miller

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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