BarRx Medical (Sunnyvale, CA) a clinical-stage medical device company focused on endoscopic treatment of precancerous lesions of the esophagus and other chronic gastrointestinal diseases, closed a $15M Series financing. Participants include Highland Capital Partners, Delphi Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures and Greenspring Associates.

TriVascular (Santa Rosa, CA) a commercial-stage medical device company focused on endovascular repair devices for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms, closed a $60M Series C financing. Participants include Pinnacle Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Delphi Ventures, MPM Capital and Kearny Venture Partners.

Calithera Biosciences (San Francisco, CA) a preclinical-stage small molecule company focused on caspase activators for oncologic applications, closed a $40M Series A financing. Participants include Morgenthaler Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, Delphi Ventures and Mission Bay Capital.

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.

Breathe Technologies (San Ramon, CA) a commercial-stage medical device company focused on therapeutic respiratory systems for the treatment of COPD and sleep apnea, closed a $23M Series C financing. Participants include DAG Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Delphi Ventures, Synergy Ventures and Johnson & Johnson Development Corp..

Astute Medical (San Diego, CA) a development-stage diagnostic company focused on the identification and validation of protein biomarkers that can test for hospital acquired acute conditions like sepsis, kidney injury and abdominal pain, closed a $26.5M Series B financing. Participants include Domain Associates, Delphi Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Development Corp. and De Novo Ventures.

Tandem Diabetes Care (San Diego, CA) a development-stage medical device company focused on insulin pump technology, closed a $30.8M Series C financing, bringing the total round to $52.3M. Participants include HLM Venture Partners, Domain Associates, TPG Biotech, Delphi Ventures and Kearny Venture Partners.

PTC Therapeutics (South Plainfield, NJ) a clinical-stage small molecule company focused on CF, hemophilia and muscular dystrophy, closed a $50M Series E financing. Participants include The Column Group, Delphi Ventures, CSFB Private Equity, HBM BioVentures and Novo Ventures.
Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb

TriVascular (Santa Rosa, CA) a clinical-stage medical device company focused on transluminally placed endovascular stent grafts for abdominal and thoracic aortic disease, closed a $30M Series B financing. Participants include New Enterprise Associates, Delphi Ventures, MPM Capital and Kearny Venture Partners.

Note: 2009 Year-in-Review Trend Analysis Coming 15 Feb