Articles about Medical Devices

Scoop: Medical technology giant plans to put its longtime Seattle-area campus up for sale

Philips plans to put its Bothell, Wash., campus up for sale, marking a significant moment for Washington state’s medical device industry and for a site that helped establish the region as a global center for ultrasound innovation. Read More

KitoTech lands $1.5M for skin-healing ‘microstaple’ bandage

New funding: Seattle startup KitoTech Medical raised $1.5 million as part of a convertible note round to fund the development… Read More

Cadence Neuroscience raises $15M for epilepsy treatment created at Mayo Clinic

Medical device startup Cadence Neuroscience raised $15 million to develop a therapy for the treatment of epilepsy. The Series A… Read More

Seattle-based heart monitor maker Bardy Diagnostics raises $35.5M

Seattle-based medical device company Bardy Diagnostics today announced a $35.5 million funding round led by River Cities Capital Fund. The… Read More

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How this healthcare outsider solved an industry blind spot, with a healthy dose of perseverance

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… Read More

Know Labs unveils plan for non-invasive blood glucose monitor, sending stock skyrocketing

Know Labs, a public Seattle company formerly known as Visulant, announced a bold new strategy Wednesday. The company has shifted… Read More

Ventec Life Systems raises $13M to scale one-of-a-kind portable life support device into new markets

Ventec Life Systems, the Seattle-area creator of a unique portable life support device, has raised another $13 million to… Read More

Forget the Q-tips: This startup’s headphones clean out your ears in just 35 seconds

Earwax build-up is a nasty fact of life for many people, some of whom go to great lengths to clean… Read More

Cardiac Insight raises $4.5M, wins FDA approval to launch wearable ECG sensor

Consumer wearables, like smart watches and Fitbits, are becoming ever more popular. But wearable medical technology has remained somewhat absent… Read More

No more needle and thread? This startup is developing a high-tech replacement for stitches

Whether they’re on a busted lip or helping close wounds after surgery, stitches and other sutures are a familiar presence… Read More

Vesiflo raises $2.4M to bring bladder-controlling device to market

Vesiflo, a medical device startup based in Redmond, Wash., has raised $2.4 million out of a planned $3 million funding round… Read More

Physio-Control acquires HeartSine Technologies to form one of the world’s largest automated external defibrillator companies

If you have a heart attack out in public, there’s a good chance a company based in Redmond, Wash., is… Read More

Smartphone stethoscope startup led by 15-year-old wins First Look Forum

Hanging out on Jimmy Fallon’s show one week, a first-place finish at a pitch competition the next — things are… Read More

Watch this 15-year-old Seattle entrepreneur pitch an amazing iPhone-enabled stethoscope to Jimmy Fallon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT10FOmOspg Check this out. 15-year-old Seattle inventor Suman Mulumudi recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, showcasing his new… Read More

Cardiac Insight raises cash for low-power, disposable ECG heart monitor

Cardiac Insight, a medical device spin out from the University of Washington, has raised $2 million in debt financing, according… Read More

Mobisante raises $4.2M for smartphone-based ultrasound imaging system

Mobisante, the Redmond-based company that makes ultrasound technology viewable on a smartphone or tablet, just pulled in $4.2 million in fresh… Read More

Cadence receives $1 million defense grant to get wounded soldiers walking again

Cadence Biomedical CEO Brian Glaister certainly is having a good week. In addition to being recognized at the Technology Alliance’s… Read More

Medical device maker Ekos acquired in $180M deal

Ekos, a Bothell medical device maker whose catheter-based ultrasound devices are used to break up blood clots in legs, has… Read More

Kona Medical lands $10M to reduce high blood pressure with ‘Surround Sound’ system

Kona Medical has reeled in another $10 million in equity and debt financing to continue working on a novel method… Read More

Cardiac Dimensions raises $5.8M, sets sights on Europe

Kirkland-based Cardiac Dimensions recently raised $5.8 million in equity, debt and warrants, in order to buy shares from a group… Read More

Cadence Biomedical scores $1.1 million to help people with disabilities walk

In what the company is describing as an oversubscribed venture round, Seattle medical device maker Cadence Biomedical has raised $1.1… Read More

Bain Capital to buy Physio-Control from Medtronic for $487 million

After 13 years under the umbrella of Medtronic, Redmond-based Physio-Control is getting a new corporate parent. It was announced this… Read More

RF Surgical raises $12 million to detect lost surgical sponges

RF Surgical Systems has raised $12 million, money that the Bellevue company will use to enhance its RFID technology for… Read More