Maria Degois Sainz

Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Concentric Medical, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes medical devices. The company was founded in August 1999 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI.

NeoTract, Inc. develops surgical devices for urological and gynecological disorders. It offers UroLift System, a minimally invasive device to treat lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. The company was founded by Joshua Makower, Joseph Catanese, Theodore C. Lamson and Earl A. Bright II in 2004 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Spectranetics Corp. develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes single-use medical devices used in invasive procedures in the cardiovascular system. The company was founded by Robert Golobic, Johan Sverdrup, and Richard T. Simko in 1984 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

CardioKinetix, Inc. develops ventricular partitioning device for heart failure disease. It develops transcatheter implant called the Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device, which intends to treat heart failure resulting from a heart attack in patients by improving overall cardiac function. The company was founded by Alexander Khairkhahan, Serjan D. Nikolic and Hugh R. Sharkey in 2002 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Levita Magnetics International Corp. provides magnetic surgical platform. The company was is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

AEGEA Medical, Inc. develops technology that utilizes convective water vapor to treat menorrhagia. The firm focuses on the development of its proprietary and innovative water vapor treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding. It has vapor system delivers controlled, low-pressure natural water vapor to the uterine cavity to efficiently ablate the inner lining of the uterus. The company was founded by Paul M. Goeld in 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Artio Medical, Inc. develops novel, endovascular medical devices for the treatment of peripheral and neurovascular diseases. Its products include Solus Gold, Solus Flex, Anuera, and Endura. The company was founded by William P. Whitaker and F. Nicholas Franano in 2013 and is headquartered in Fairway, KS.

Part of Orthofix Medical, Inc., Orthofix International NV is a private company based in Lewisville, TX. The company develops and markets surgical products to the spine and orthopedic markets.

Tissium SA engages in the development and commercialization of biodegradable sealants and adhesives for invasive surgery. It offers biomimetic wound closure solutions. The company was founded by Bernard J. Gilly, Robert S. Langer, Christophe Bancel, Jeff Karp, Jacques Marescaux, Maria Pereira, and Patrick Houvet in 2013 and is headquartered in Paris, France.