EndoVention raises $1.5M for clot-removing catheters
San Francisco’s EndoVention, a developer of catheters for use in blood-clot removal, raised $1.5 million of an expected $2.5 million first round, VentureWire reports (subscription required). Such catheters are flexible tubes that doctors can insert into blocked blood vessels in order to “vacuum out” clots,… Continue Reading
Ultrasound clot-buster Ekos raises $10M in debt
Ekos, a Bothell, Wash., maker of ultrasound-enhanced drug-delivery systems, raised $10 million in debt capital from Hercules Technology Growth Capital. The financing will support the sales and marketing of drug-delivery catheters that feature an ultrasound system designed to help drugs break up blood clots more… Continue Reading