Back pain startup SI-Bone gets $10.6M

Back pain startup SI-Bone gets $10.6M
SI-Bone Inc., a maker of low-invasive surgical technology for use on patients with lower back pain, has raised $10.6 million of a total $11 million equity round of funding, according to forms filed Aug. 17 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)

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