NeuWave Medical: J&J subsidiary acquires HIG-backed NeuWave Medical

Medical device maker NeuWave Medical Inc has been acquired by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon, according to an announcment by HIG BioHealth Partners, an investor in NeuWave. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. NeuWave, based in Madison, Wisconsin, had previously raised $44.5 million over four rounds, CrunchBase reported. Most recently, NeuWave pulled in a $25 million Series C round in May 2015 led by Versant Ventures with participation from HIG, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, and Venture Investors.