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Axonics Modulation Technologies said it raised nearly $17.3 million in an equity financing as it develops next-generation neuromodulation technology to treat various medical conditions.
The California company disclosed the funding in a recent regulatory filing that does not name specific investors.
Axonics Modulation Technologies said it drummed up a $32.6 million Series A round for the neuromodulation technology it’s developing to treat chronic pain and overactive bladder.
Irvine, Calif.-based Axonics said the round was led by Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners and included NeoMed Management, Legend Capital and "a select group of private individuals."
UPDATED Nov. 8, 2012, 11:15 a.m. with additional comments from Boston Scientific
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) Ethicon Endo-Surgery won FDA clearance for the 1st surgical instruments that can be assembled and disassembled inside the body during surgery.
British orthopedic giant Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) added former Parliament member and conservative politician Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone to its board of directors.
Bottomley served in the U.K.’s House of Commons from 1984 to 2005, after which she was raised to "peerage," a term of ranking for British nobility.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE:EW) landed a new four-year $500 million credit facility after canceling a prior one a couple months early.
The old facility was a five-year deal, also for $500 million, that was scheduled to mature September 29, 2011.
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