Gregory Bakan

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.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells medical devices for the treatment of peripheral artery disease. The company's products include Rinspirator, Seath, and SilverHawk plaque excision system. Its products are used for disposable catheter system that removes plaque and reopens blocked arteries. The company was founded by John B. Simpson in October 1996 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Ardian, Inc. manufactures the symplicity catheter systems. It is a medical device company that develops and researches catheter-based treatment for diseases such as hypertension, chronic kidney diseases, metabolic syndrome and heart failure. The company was founded by Denise Demarais Zarins, Allan R. Will, Henry A. Plain Jr., Howard R. Levin and Mark Gelfand in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Cotera, Inc. develops implantable devices for treatment of knee osteoarthritis. It focuses on reducing pain and restoring function in patients suffering from joint disease. The firm designs implants that shift muscles and tendons to redirect the forces that exert on joints. The company was founded by Vivek Shenoy in 2011 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Prescient Surgical, Inc. develops a platform technology for the prevention of surgical site infection. It offers Cleancision that prevents dangerous surgical wound infections. The firm provides products primarily for patients undergoing high-risk abdominal gastrointestinal surgery. The company was founded by Insoo Suh, Jeremy Koehler, Mark Welton and Jonathan Coe in 2012 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Emphasys Medical, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on developing and commercializing minimally invasive therapeutic devices for the treatment of patients with emphysema and other breathing disorders. It offers Zephyr Endobronchial Valve system, which is designed to block air from passing through the opening in the lung and into the chest cavity, resulting in the reduction or elimination of airflow through the leak to allow the tissue to heal. The company offers its products through distributors and dealers in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Emphasys Medical was founded in 2000 and is based in Redwood City, CA. Emphasys Medical, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pulmonx Corp.