New funding: Seattle startup KitoTech Medical raised $1.5 million as part of a convertible note round to fund the development of its microMend wound closure device, which was made from… Read More
Medical device startup Cadence Neuroscience raised $15 million to develop a therapy for the treatment of epilepsy. The Series A round was led by Jazz Venture Partners, and the company… Read More
Seattle-based medical device company Bardy Diagnostics today announced a $35.5 million funding round led by River Cities Capital Fund. The company makes the Carnation Ambulatory Monitor (CAM), which is a… Read More
Beth Kolko’s superpower may not seem that out of the ordinary. She can’t see through walls, but she can see what’s wrong with the things we use in everyday life — problems… Read More
Know Labs, a public Seattle company formerly known as Visulant, announced a bold new strategy Wednesday. The company has shifted its material ID technology to focus on medicine, and its… Read More
Ventec Life Systems, the Seattle-area creator of a unique portable life support device, has raised another $13 million to scale its production and bring the device to markets around… Read More
Earwax build-up is a nasty fact of life for many people, some of whom go to great lengths to clean their ears. Far beyond Q-tips, doctors have reported patients using… Read More
Consumer wearables, like smart watches and Fitbits, are becoming ever more popular. But wearable medical technology has remained somewhat absent from the scene, despite huge potential for improving patient care… Read More
Whether they’re on a busted lip or helping close wounds after surgery, stitches and other sutures are a familiar presence in the medical world. They’ve long been the best standard… Read More
Vesiflo, a medical device startup based in Redmond, Wash., has raised $2.4 million out of a planned $3 million funding round to get its first product onto the market, according to… Read More
If you have a heart attack out in public, there’s a good chance a company based in Redmond, Wash., is behind the life-saving technology that can bring you back from the… Read More
Hanging out on Jimmy Fallon’s show one week, a first-place finish at a pitch competition the next — things are rolling for the folks at StratoScientific. Led by 15-year-old CEO Suman… Read More
Check this out. 15-year-old Seattle inventor Suman Mulumudi recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, showcasing his new Steth IO iPhone-enabled stethoscope. The son of a cardiologist even gave… Read More
Cardiac Insight, a medical device spin out from the University of Washington, has raised $2 million in debt financing, according to a SEC filing. Co-founded in 2008 by UW cardiologist… Read More
Mobisante, the Redmond-based company that makes ultrasound technology viewable on a smartphone or tablet, just pulled in $4.2 million in fresh funding to continue providing customers with a low-cost alternative to… Read More
Cadence Biomedical CEO Brian Glaister certainly is having a good week. In addition to being recognized at the Technology Alliance’s annual luncheon on Wednesday, the Seattle entrepreneur also announced that… Read More
Ekos, a Bothell medical device maker whose catheter-based ultrasound devices are used to break up blood clots in legs, has been acquired by British pharmaceutical company BTG for $180 million.… Read More
Kona Medical has reeled in another $10 million in equity and debt financing to continue working on a novel method that uses ultrasound to reduce high blood pressure. The financing,… Read More
Kirkland-based Cardiac Dimensions recently raised $5.8 million in equity, debt and warrants, in order to buy shares from a group of 17 investors, according to a SEC filing and an article… Read More
In what the company is describing as an oversubscribed venture round, Seattle medical device maker Cadence Biomedical has raised $1.1 million in new funding led by HealthTech Capital. Other participants… Read More
After 13 years under the umbrella of Medtronic, Redmond-based Physio-Control is getting a new corporate parent. It was announced this morning that the maker of defibrillators will be purchased by… Read More
RF Surgical Systems has raised $12 million, money that the Bellevue company will use to enhance its RFID technology for locating surgical sponges that doctors inadvertently leave behind during medical… Read More