Millipede has secured $90m from Boston Scientific, which also gained the right to acquire the mitral regurgitation treatment device maker.

Medical device maker Boston Scientific has invested $90m in US-based mitral regurgitation (MR) system developer Millipede through a primary and secondary share deal.

Founded in 2012, Millipede has created a transcatheter annuloplasty ring to treat serious cases of MR, a condition where blood leaks backward through the heart’s mitral valve.

The transaction also grants Boston Scientific the right to acquire the company if it completes a first in human clinical study for its device that meets specific undisclosed parameters by…