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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): November 10, 2017

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)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 10, 2017, Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) issued a press release announcing that the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC) recommends Public Funding for the Company’s Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System.

OHTAC, in Ontario Canada, is recognized as a global leader in medical device health technology assessment. This positive, evidence-based recommendation will be shared with health systems internationally to facilitate improved global patient access to this important technology.

A copy of our press release entitled “Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee Recommends Public Funding for Second Sight’s Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System” is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press Release issued November 8, 2017

 

 

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: November 10, 2017

SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

 

/s/ Thomas B. Miller  
By: Thomas B. Miller  
Chief Financial Officer