# Vahid Saadat

> Vahid Saadat is a serial medical device entrepreneur and co-founder and co-CEO of Inquis Medical, a Menlo Park, California company building the AVENTUS Thrombectomy System for treating venous thromboembolic disease and pulmonary embolism. With more than 25 years in medtech and over 200 issued and pending patents, he has founded or led a string of companies including Voyage Medical, USGI Medical, AngioTrax, Baxano and Arrinex (maker of ClariFix, later acquired by Stryker). He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and runs Inquis alongside co-CEO Mojgan Saadat.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Inquis Medical, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Inquis Medical, Inc., Arrinex, Voyage Medical, Inc., USGI Medical, Inc., Baxano, AngioTrax, Trimedyne, Gynecare
- **Education:** BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Named inventor on more than 200 issued and pending patents across multiple medical specialties, Founded or co-founded at least six medical device companies over a 25+ year career, Developed IRIS, described as the first direct endocardial visualization system, at Voyage Medical

## Career timeline

- **—** — Senior Engineer, later VP of Research and Design, at Trimedyne, a medical laser company in California
- **—** — Joined Gynecare, an early-stage startup focused on female-related conditions
- **—** — Founded AngioTrax, developing myocardial revascularization technologies for interventional cardiology
- **—** — Co-founded USGI Medical, a gastrointestinal / incisionless surgery device company
- **—** — Founded Baxano, developing the IO-Flex system for spinal stenosis and back pain
- **2006** — Founded Voyage Medical, developing the IRIS direct endocardial visualization system; served as CEO and President for about five years
- **—** — Served as CEO of Arrinex, maker of ClariFix for chronic rhinitis; Arrinex was later acquired by Stryker
- **2020** — Co-founded Inquis Medical with Mojgan Saadat; serves as Co-CEO
- **2024** — Inquis Medical closed a $40M Series B led by Marshall Wace to advance the AVENTUS Thrombectomy System
- **2025** — Inquis transitioned to a commercial-stage company; AVENTUS gained expanded clearance for pulmonary embolism and pivotal trial data was published
- **2026** — Inquis Medical closed a $75M Series C to scale commercial adoption of the AVENTUS Thrombectomy System

## Achievements

- Named inventor on more than 200 issued and pending patents across multiple medical specialties
- Founded or co-founded at least six medical device companies over a 25+ year career
- Developed IRIS, described as the first direct endocardial visualization system, at Voyage Medical
- Led Arrinex, whose ClariFix product was acquired by Stryker
- Co-founded and co-leads Inquis Medical, which has raised roughly $115 million to date
- Patented the IO-Flex system for back pain relief that reduced the need for invasive surgery

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Inquis Medical announced a $75 million Series C financing to scale commercial adoption of the AVENTUS Thrombectomy System.
- **2025-01** — Inquis transitioned into a commercial-stage company, secured expanded clearance for pulmonary embolism, and published pivotal trial data.
- **2024-11** — Inquis Medical closed a $40 million Series B led by Marshall Wace.

## Links

- Website: https://inquismedical.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vahid-saadat-0189388

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Last updated: 2026-07-24