Avantis Medical Systems, Inc. is a medical device company founded to develop and manufacture catheter-based endoscopic devices. Based in Sunnyvale, California, the Company’s initial focus is on devices for use in detecting and treating cancers and other abnormalities of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

The Avantis team has many decades of experience in the medical device industry, and focuses on developing solutions for problems, hazards and inconveniences associated with traditional technologies. The Company is developing a number of innovative devices based on the convergent technologies of micro-chips and reinforced catheters.

The Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscope System is not available for sale at this time.

Financials

Date Type Amount Investors Valuation
11/01/06 Series B 12M Montreux Equity Partners Unknown
06/01/10 Debt 2.1M BioStar Private Equity Fund, MedFocus Fund, Montreux Equity Partners Unknown

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