Ortho Kinematics (Austin, TX) a development-stage spine diagnostics company focused on inter-vertebral motion analysis, closed a $2M Series A financing. Participants include PTV Sciences, Texas Emerging Technology Fund and Gatebridge Investments.
Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb

Spinal Modulation (Menlo Park, CA) a development-stage medical device company focused on a spinal cord stimulator system for treating chronic intractable pain, closed a $27.4M Series C financing. Participants include Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., DFJ InCube Ventures, Raffles Venture Partners, DeNovo Ventures, DFJ ePlanet, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and MedVenture.
Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend [...]

Vertos Medical (Aliso Viejo, CA) a commercial stage medical device company focused on providing minimally invasive alternatives for surgical procedures to treat lumbar spinal stenosis, closed a $15.5M Series D financing. Participants include Onset Ventures, CHL Medical Partners, Foundation Medical Partners, Aweida Venture Partners and DFJ Mercury.
Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb.

Paradigm Spine (New York, NY) a clinical-stage medical device company focused on lumbar stabilization and interspinous implants, closed a $6.5M Series E financing. Participants include Praefinium Group and Trevi Health Ventures.

SpineGuard (San Francisco, CA) a commercial-stage medical device company focused on increasing accuracy and efficiency of pedicle screw placement in spine surgery, closed a $4 Series A bringing the total financing to $15M. Participants include Delta Partners, Crédit Agricole Private Equity, Innoven Partenaires and A Plus Finance.

Relievant Medsystems (Redwood City, CA) a clinical-stage medical device company focused on chronic low back pain, closed a $20M Series C financing. Participants include Morgenthaler Ventures, Emergent Medical Partners, Canaan Partners and Onset Ventures.

Anulex Technologies (Minnetonka, MN) a commercial-stage medical device company focused on herniated discectomy procedures, closed a $10.2M Series D financing. Participants include Affinity Capital, Delphi Ventures, MB Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, SightLine Partners and Split Rock Partners.

Anulex Technologies (Minnetonka, MN) a commercial-stage medical device company specializing on the repair and sealing of the soft issue of the anulus in patients undergoing spinal discectomy, closed a $10.2M Series D financing. Participants were not disclosed.

DFine (San Jose, CA) developer of devices for delivering bone cement, and potentially other materials, to fractures of the spine in an effort to restore normal function of the spine closed a $35M Series D financing. Participants include BBT Funds, Highland Credit Strategies Fund, Prospect Venture Partners and Vanguard Ventures.

Pioneer Surgical Technology (Marquette, MI) a commercial-stage spinal and orthopedic implant and instrument company closed a $15M Series B financing. Participants include InvestMichigan Growth Capital Fund, Pharos Capital Group, Highlander Partners, Hopewell Ventures and River Cities Capital Funds.