Cardiorobotics Raises $11.6M

Cardiorobotics, a medical device startup company with offices in Newport, RI and Pittsburgh, PA, said today it has raised $11.6 million in a Series A financing.  Investors in the company include Eagle Ventures, the Slater Technology Fund, and the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse.  Cardiorobotics is developing what it calls snake robot technology, a minimally invasive surgical device for use in heart surgery.