Penumbra Introduces REAL® i-Series™, Expanding REAL Immersive System to Support Broad Range of Care Providers and Mental Health Professionals

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Penumbra, Inc. (NYSE: PEN), a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies, today announced the introduction of the REAL^® Immersive System i-Series™, offering engaging, immersive, gaze-based experiences and activities to care providers and mental health professionals. The REAL i-Series features a virtual reality-enabled headset with intuitive gaze navigation and exclusive experiences and activities, including REAL Connect™, a first-to-market advanced capability, providing one-to-one real-time video and audio communication.

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REAL® Immersive System i-Series™ offers engaging, immersive, gaze-based experiences and activities to a broad range of care providers and mental health professionals. (Photo: Business Wire)

REAL i-Series is designed for a broad range of care providers and mental health professionals. Often these healthcare providers seek tools to aid cognition and mental well-being as they support people with depressed and anxious moods, pain and discomfort, loneliness and age-related challenges. These providers deliver care across a wide-range of settings, including hospitals, clinics and senior-living communities.

REAL i-Series features experiences and activities designed to address mental well-being and cognition, including animated, interactive experiences via the Serene Lake™ application and 360-degree video instructor-guided and self-guided travel and nature experiences. Together, these experiences feature over 10 hours of immersive content aimed at offering VR-enabled tools for cognitive activation, distraction therapy, reminiscence therapy, mindfulness practice and relaxation. The REAL i-Series also includes REAL Connect, a first-to-market advanced capability, providing one-to-one real-time video and audio communication. REAL Connect is designed to enhance the immersive experience through social connection by allowing users to share their VR-based activities with another individual through a web-based portal.

“At Penumbra, we have a long history of developing innovative products that address significant unmet needs, furthering our pursuit to help as many people as we can,” said Adam Elsesser, president, chairman and chief executive officer of Penumbra. “The REAL i-Series extends our current offering beyond physical rehabilitation. It is a purpose-built system that harnesses the tremendous potential of virtual reality for healthcare and offers people access to the latest technology, whether at the clinical setting or at home, to engage more fully in their care.”

REAL i-Series follows the recent commercialization of the REAL Immersive System, which is designed for clinicians to address the individual needs of high-acuity to high-functioning patients in a rehabilitation setting. Its activities address upper extremity impairments, core and balance, cognition, functional uses, activities of daily living training, distraction and low stimulation environments.

Penumbra will host an Investor Day on September 21, 2021 focused on the REAL Immersive System portfolio, including the latest REAL Series products and activities, as well as REAL Connect. A webcast of the event can be accessed on the “Events” section under the “Investors” tab of the Company’s website at: www.penumbrainc.com. The webcast will be available on the Company’s website for at least two weeks following the completion of the event.

About the REAL Immersive System Portfolio

Penumbra’s REAL Immersive System is a portfolio of products that leverages virtual reality to deliver engaging, immersive therapeutics to promote better health, including furthering functional skills, cognition and stress management. Built on advanced technology with a growing library of VR-based activities and experiences, the REAL Immersive System portfolio comprises of two product solutions: REAL Immersive System for clinical rehabilitation and REAL i-Series for wellness.

For more information, please visit www.realsystem.com.

Safety information about REAL Immersive System can be found here. REAL i-Series is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition and should not be relied on for any medical purposes. It is intended to be used in a seated position and is intended to support general wellness through immersive virtual experiences. Product availability varies by country. Any health-related concerns should be directed to a healthcare provider.

About Penumbra

Penumbra, Inc., headquartered in Alameda, California, is a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies. Penumbra designs, develops, manufactures and markets novel products and has a broad portfolio that addresses challenging medical conditions in markets with significant unmet need. Penumbra sells its products to hospitals and healthcare providers primarily through its direct sales organization in the U.S., most of Europe, Canada and Australia, and through distributors in select international markets. Penumbra, the Penumbra P logo, REAL System, REAL i-Series, REAL Connect and Serene Lake are trademarks of Penumbra, Inc. For more information, visit www.penumbrainc.com and connect on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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