Tactile Medical Appoints Kristie Burns as Senior Vice President of Marketing & Clinical Affairs
March 15, 2021 at 05:00 pm IST
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Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. announced the appointment of Kristie Burns to the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing & Clinical Affairs, effective March 22, 2021. Ms. Burns will succeed Darren Wennen, who was promoted from Vice President of Marketing & Clinical Affairs to Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations. Prior to joining Tactile Medical, Ms. Burns was the Chief Marketing Officer at Cala Health, Inc., a privately-held bioelectronic medicine company developing wearable neuromodulation therapies for chronic disease. At Cala Health, she organized the company’s commercial functions and managed the U.S. commercial introduction of its lead product.
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc., doing business as Tactile Medical, is a medical technology company providing therapies for people with chronic disorders. The Company's areas of therapeutic focus are vascular disease, oncology and providing airway clearance therapy for those suffering from chronic respiratory conditions. It is developing and marketing at-home therapies for people suffering from underserved, chronic conditions including lymphedema, lipedema, chronic venous insufficiency and chronic pulmonary disease. It markets Flexitouch Plus and Entre Plus systems as at-home therapies for the treatment of lymphedema and chronic venous insufficiency. The Company markets AffloVest as an at-home therapy intended to promote airway clearance. Its Flexitouch Plus system is a fully automated, programmable, advanced pneumatic compression device. The Company's Entre system is a basic pneumatic compression device. Kylee, its free mobile application, helps patients learn about lymphedema.