Ictero Medical raises Series A from S3, MedTex Venures for gallstone disease device

Houston-based startup Ictero Medical Inc. is developing a device for high-risk gallstone disease patients. Now, the firm aims to accelerate its growth with new funding.

Ictero raised $6 million in Series A financing in a round led by Connecticut-based MedTex Ventures, Austin-based S3 Venture and an undisclosed strategic investor, the firms announced April 29.

The Houston medical device startup aims to give patients with gallstone disease the benefits of invasive surgery without the associated risks.…