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Prana Thoracic is a cultivate(MD) portfolio company

cultivate(MD) Invests in Prana Thoracic

Grand Rapids, MI – August 12, 2024 – cultivate(MD), a leading medical device venture capital company announced today its participation in the successful Series A extension round of Prana Thoracic, a Houston-based medtech startup.  The round, which was oversubscribed by 30%, secured an additional $3 million, bringing Prana Thoracic’s total funding to $9 million. This achievement underscores the […]

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Shoulder Innovations

Shoulder Innovations Further Strengthens IP Portfolio in Key Areas with Recent Patent Grants

Grand Rapids, MI – July 24, 2024 – Shoulder Innovations, a cultivate(MD) portfolio company and leader in shoulder replacement technology, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted nine new patents over the past 18 months that significantly expand the Company’s intellectual property portfolio. The newly granted patents cover key areas within

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cultivate(MD) SPDx news

Sterile Processing Express (SPDx) Achieves Advanced Sterile Processing Certification from DNV GL

Grand Rapids, Mich., June 13, 2024 — Sterile Processing Express (SPDx) announced today that it has achieved a major milestone in its healthcare business development. SPDx has received an Advanced Sterile Processing Certification from DNV GL, a global independent certification, assurance, and risk management provider.  “Our team has diligently built a quality management system to provide the

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Virtual Incision Receives FDA Authorization for the First Miniaturized Robotic-Assisted Surgery Device

Grand Rapids, MI., February 27, 2024 – Virtual Incision, a cultivate(MD) portfolio company, has been granted marketing authorization of the MIRA™ Surgical System (MIRA) from the FDA. This marks a significant milestone as MIRA becomes the first miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery device in the world approved for adult colectomy procedures. The device was submitted via the FDA’s De Novo

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SpinTechMRI and Cultivate news and press release

SpinTech MRI and Canon Medical Systems USA Breaking New Ground with the Development of a Fully Quantitative Fast MRI Solution for Clinical Use

Physics-based STAGE™ quantitative output and ground truth data used with Canon AiCE (Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine) deep learning reconstruction could significantly expand MRI access for neuroimaging BINGHAM FARMS, MI, and TUSTIN, CA, Jan. 16, 2024 – SpinTech MRI, creators of the STAGE™ (STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo) quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) software platform, and Canon Medical Systems

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cultivate(MD) Portfolio Company NSite Medical Announces FDA Clearance

Grand Rapids, Mich., December 11, 2023 – cultivate(MD), a leader in medical device venture capital, is thrilled to announce that one of its portfolio companies, NSite Medical, has received FDA clearance for its groundbreaking AI-based scoliosis scanning application. This marks a significant milestone in advancing medical technology and offering new, innovative solutions for scoliosis management. NSite

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SpinTechMRI and Cultivate news and press release

SpinTech MRI and Yale New Haven Hospital to Examine Impact of STAGE on MRI

Collaboration will assess operational and clinical impacts of STAGE through an analysis of neuroimaging efficiency, reporting workflows and clinical outcomes in actual cases. BINGHAM FARMS, MI, Nov. 27, 2023 – SpinTech MRI, creators of the STAGE™ (Strategically Acquired Gradient Echo) quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) software platform, today announced that Yale New Haven Hospital and

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nanochon news

cultivate(MD) Capital Funds LP Announce Investment into Nanochon

Grand Rapids, Mich., November 27, 2023 — cultivate(MD) Capital Funds LP, funds that are focused on investments into early-stage medical device companies with innovative technologies, announced today that they have made a significant investment into Nanochon, a Washington, D.C.—based regenerative cartilage innovator. Nanochon develops solutions utilized by sports medicine physicians to treat active patients requiring

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SentiAR is a cultivate(MD) portfolio company

cultivate(MD) Capital Funds Portfolio Company SentiAR Announces Second FDA Clearance for CommandEP™ Interface

Grand Rapids, Mich., October 23, 2023 — cultivate(MD) Capital Funds LP, funds that are focused on investments into early-stage medical device companies with innovative technologies, announced today that one of their portfolio companies, St. Louis, Missouri-based SentiAR, Inc., a pioneer in using Augmented Reality (AR) visualization technology for cardiac ablation procedures, has received their second

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Shoulder Innovations

Shoulder Innovations Announces Placement of New CFO and New VP of Commercial Development

Grand Rapids, Mich., September 29, 2023—Shoulder Innovations Inc. (SI), a Grand Rapids, Michigan based leader in the shoulder replacement implant market announced today that they have hired Mr. Jeff Points as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Points has 25 years of finance experience in high-growth organizations, most recently as Chief Financial Officer at Cardiovascular Systems where he

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