Colleen McQueen

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Cardiogenesis Corp. designs, develops, and distributes surgical products for the treatment of refractory angina in patients with chronic cardiac ischemia caused by coronary artery disease. The company was founded by Randy J. Kesten in April 1989 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Part of Sanarus Technologies LLC, Sanarus Medical, Inc. manufactures minimally invasive medical devices. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA. The company was founded in 1999 by Seth A. Stabinsky, Glenn Foy. The CEO is BJ Hardman. Sanarus Medical was acquired by Sanarus Technologies LLC on July 16, 2009.

Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. develops novel interventional tools for the treatment of heart failure and the related condition of mitral valve regurgitation. It offers the CARILLON Mitral Contour System, a proprietary and implantable device designed to be positioned in the coronary sinus vein using cardiac catheterization techniques. The firm also offers patient enrollment, clinical testing, and medical consulting services. The company was founded by James W. Fitzsimmons and Scott Jordan Wolf in 2001 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Mitralign, Inc. operates as a valve repair company that engages in transcatheter annuloplasty system designed to treat both functional tricuspid regurgitation and mitral regurgitation. The Mitralign Percutaneous Annuloplasty System, MPAS, is intended for the treatment of symptomatic functional mitral regurgitation for annular reduction through tissue plication. The company was founded by Paul A. Spence and Richard P. Geoffrion in 2003 and is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

Conor Medsystems LLC develops vascular drug delivery technologies. Its products include controlled vascular drug delivery technologies and novel stent that are used in the treatment of coronary artery disease and delivery of a broad spectrum of therapeutic agents. The company was founded by John F. Shanley in 1999 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Access Closure, Inc. manufactures and distributes medical devices for cardiovascular and peripheral vascular markets. Its products include Mynx ace, Mynx grip, Mynx sealant technology and flash ostial system. The company was in founded in 2002 by Farhad Khosravi and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Trireme Medical LLC develops and manufactures novel stent technology for the treatment of atherosclerotic disease. It offers coronary stent systems, balloon catheters, and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon catheters for the treatment of coronary and peripheral arterial disease. The company is focused on the United States and the emerging Asian markets. The company was founded by Eitan Konstantino and Feld Tanhum in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA,

Viveve, Inc. engages in the development of medical devices that promote personal health and wellness. It offers InControl products and Viveve system solutions. The company was founded by Jonathan B. Parmer in 2005 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Apama Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The firm focuses on the electrophysiology market and offers a vastly superior catheter-based solution for the fastest growing market segment, atrial fibrillation ablation. The company was founded by Amr Salahieh in 2009 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Hancock Medical, Inc. engages in the provision healthcare solutions to sleeping problems. Its product Beddr SleepTuner shows how breathing and position affects sleep quality. The company was founded by Kirby Chiang, Simon Vining, Tom Goff, and Michael C. Kisch in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Foldax, Inc. develops synthetic heart valves for delivering non-thrombogenic aortic and mitral valves. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. manufactures medical devices. It also makes cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver.

Amaranth Medical, Inc. develops and manufactures a technology platform for fully bioresorbable scaffolds. It operates as a holding company that engages in the development and manufacture of technology platform for fully bioresorbable scaffolds. Its proprietary bioresorbable technology platform holds great potential for both vascular and nonvascular applications. The company was founded by Freddy Yin Chiang Boey and Subbu S. Venkatraman in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Coronis Medical Ventures LLC (Coronis Medical Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Colospan Ltd. operates as a clinical stage and medical device company that develops a technology for colorectal surgery to prevent the profound clinical and economic pains associated with colorectal anastomotic leaks and diverting stomas. The company was founded by Boaz Assaf in December 2010 and is headquartered in Kfar Saba, Israel.

Luma Therapeutics, Inc. operates as medical device company. The company was founded by Evan R. Anderson and is headquartered in Millbrae, CA.

Yor Labs, Inc. offers an ultraportable-handheld device for diagnostic care. The company is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Tulavi Therapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics to treat neurally mediated diseases. It helps to treat aberrant neural reflex arcs in peripheral and visceral diseases. The company was founded was founded by Corinne Bright, Fred Khosravi and Henry Chen and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Q'Apel Medical, Inc. designs novel access device technology for vascular interventions and unmet clinical needs. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The CEO of the company is R. King Nelson.