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Architects: Small & Medium Size Business (SMBs), Product Development, De-Risking, Validation, Building Niche & Emerging Markets
Architects: Surgical & Diagnostic Technology _ Vascular, PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease & CLI (Critical Limb Ischemia)
Sapheon
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Architects: Surgical & Diagnostic Technology _ Vascular, PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease & CLI (Critical Limb Ischemia)
Venture Capital: Series B
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California startup treating varicose veins with special glue raises $8.6M in search of $18.5M (2012)
Sapheon gets $1.3 million for its vein treatment
Sapheon Inc., a Medical Startup, Targets Vein Disease (2010)
Solution/product: VenaSeal Sapheon Closure System, a medical adhesive that seals the saphenousvein in the treatment of venous reflux, which can lead to painful varicose veins.
The company’s solution aims to be an alternative to current treatmentsablation, sedatives, anesthesia and the use of harsh chemicals.
The Sapheon system uses a proprietary medical adhesive and catheter-based delivery system that closes veins without surgery, thermal ablation or chemicals