SAN DIEGO, May 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OBLN), a vertically integrated medical technology company with the first and only FDA-approved swallowable, gas-filled intragastric balloon system for the treatment of obesity, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.
The Company reported total revenues of $1.5 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to $1.1 million for the first quarter of 2016. All revenues in the first quarter 2017 were realized from sale of the Obalon balloon system in the United States, compared to all revenues in the first quarter of 2016 which were from sales to our distributor in the Middle East. Net loss was reported at $7.7 million compared to a net loss of $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2016 and net loss per share for the quarter was $0.47 as compared to net loss per share of $6.22 in the first quarter of 2016.