Atraverse Medical, a medical device business situated in San Diego, California, has secured $12.5 million in seed capital.
Investors
- Successful medtech entrepreneurs
- respectable venture capitalists
- physicians
Use of funds
The money will be used by the firm to further its early commercialization plans and increase its R&D activities.
About Atraverse
Atraverse Medical, led by CEO John Slump, announced that its HOTWIRETM radiofrequency (RF) guidewire, developed by Atraverse Co-Founders Eric Sauter and Dr. Steven Mickelsen, has received FDA clearance. The guidewire allows for zero exchange left-heart access and serves as a rail for catheter-based therapy systems. The company’s left-heart access technology is getting closer to being commercialized with this major accomplishment.
