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Med Device Company Grabs $11 Million for Surgical Snake Robot

By SVM | Published: July 31, 2009

Late last week, a little company in Newport, R.I. made a big announcement; namely, that it had nabbed $11.6 million in a Series A funding round for its snake robot technology for minimally-invasive surgical procedures.  Given the severely sluggish VC market and what feels like a dearth of new deals the past two quarters, this [...]

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“Dynamic Heart System” Enables Testing Without Trials

By SVM | Published: May 13, 2009

What if it was possible to test a new medical device designed for cardiac surgery at a fraction of the cost it usually takes by forgoing the need to first conduct a clinical trial? Scientists at North Carolina State University think they may have figured out a way to do just that with a new [...]

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