Venture capital investment in medical device startups shot up 71% in the second quarter from the first, and there is some indication that investors are feeling confident about the sector. 

A total of 75 companies raised a cumulative $813.7 million in the second quarter. Here is a slideshow, in ascending order, of the top 10. The data comes courtesy of the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters. /p>

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