Si-Bone (San Jose, CA) a commercial-stage medical device company focused on minimally-invasive approaches to sacroiliac joint disruptions and degenerative sacroiliitis, closed a $10.6M Series B. Participants include Skyline Ventures.

Implanet (France) a commercial-stage developer of surgical implants for orthopedic and spine surgery, closed a $10.1M Series D financing. Participants include CM-CIC Private Equity, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Wellington Partners Venture Capital and Seventures Partners.

Boxano (Mountain View, CA) a commercial-stage medical device company focused on lumbar spinal stenosis, closed a $30M Series C financing. Participants include CMEA Capital, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Affinity Capital Management, Prospect Venture Partners, Three Arch Partners and Kearny Venture Partners.

Anulex Technologies (Minnetonka, MN) a commercial-stage medical device company focused on herniated discectomy procedures, closed a $18.3M Series E financing. Participants include Hatteras Late Stage VC Fund, Affinity Capital, Delphi Ventures, MB Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, SightLine Partners and Split Rock Partners.

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.