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Surgical startup raises $25M for ablation device that reduces menstrual bleeding

Bay Area startup Minerva Surgical has just raised $25 million for its device that treats menorrhagia, or abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding in women, according to a regulatory filing. Minerva is developing a device, called the Aurora Endometrial Ablation System, that treats women with exceptionally heavy periods. The ray gun, that is, ablation device,  seals the cervical canal with a balloon and zaps the endometrial lining […]