[vc_row el_class=”breadcrumbs”][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section el_class=”start-ups”][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Medical device startup\u00a0Deep Blue Medical Advances<\/a>\u00a0has raised $295,000 in a debt round, adding to their $517,000 secured in January.<\/p>\n

Deep Blue is a start-up company founded in 2014 by a Duke plastic surgeon, Howard Levinson, MD.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”685″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1535394535521{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”686″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The company has been advancing a hernia mesh with enhanced anchoring strength to resist wounds from gapping and bursting open, as well as a suture anchoring device to overcome large suture knots associated with wide sutures. In separate efforts, Dr. Levinson is working on additional translational projects including an anti-biofouling Foley catheter, a non-invasive light imaging technology to diagnose skin disorders, and tissue-engineered skin that resists contraction.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have worked closely with Duke OLV to protect intellectual property, navigate entrepreneurial activities, and to raise non-dilutive grant funds to advance ideas. Duke OLV\u2019s support has been critical to our success and is a clear distinguishing factor between Duke University and its existing peer institutes.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013Howard Levinson, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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