MicroMed Technology,Inc.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
MicroMed Technology,Inc.: Completes a $10 mil. private placement with equity/venture capital firms Oxford Ventures, Schroder Ventures and Charterhouse Group. The Woodlands, Texas-based MicroMed has tabbed the funds for ongoing preclinical testing of its DeBakey VAD ventricular assist device for use as a bridge to transplant for patients suffering from compromised ventricular blood pumping capability ("The Gray Sheet" July 7, 1997, I&W-6)...
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