Estech pays $1.4M to settle Medicare fraud suit

Endoscopic Technologies, maker of tools for non-invasive heart surgeries that does business as Estech, says it will pay $1.4 million to settle claims that it gave kickbacks to health-care providers that used its devices, reports VentureWire.

The same suit alleges the San Ramon, Calif.-based company instructed… Continue Reading

Estech pumps in $8M for heart surgery tools

Endoscopic Technologies, a company known as Estech that makes devices for minimally-invasive heart surgeries, has tacked $8 million onto an open second round of funding, bringing its total to $19.3 million. The new money will be used to boost the San Ramon, Calif. company to… Continue Reading

Endoscopic Tech nabs $11M for heart surgery tools

Medical device maker Endoscopic Technologies brought in an $11 million tranche of second-round funding from Boston Scientific, Telegraph Hill Partners and Saints Capital. The money will be used to further develop the San Ramon, Calif. company’s line of devices that aid in cardiothoracic surgeries like… Continue Reading