DVI Inc.: The company said Wednesday that...

DVI Inc.: The company said Wednesday that it has sold $75.7 million worth of securities backed by loans and leases that it had made on sophisticated medical equipment.

The transaction, which netted the company $75.6 million, marked the first public offering from the company of its equipment financing receivables. Irvine-based DVI previously sold three pools of loans and leases privately.

All but $3 million worth of the securities offered received top ratings--AAA--from the major rating agencies, Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Duff & Phelps. The remaining amount was rated BBB, which is still considered an investment-grade security.

DVI will use the proceeds to issue more loans on such medical equipment as magnetic resonance imaging machines.