Milena Ridl

SpineAlign Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company which develops implantable products to treat vertebral compression fractures. Its nitinol implant is designed to improve the lumbar spines. The firm’s implants are designed to support vertebral endplates, reducing the fracture and maintaining lift until bone cement is injected. The company was founded by Paul E. Chirico in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

MiMedx, Inc. provides research and development services. It offers biomaterial-based products for connective and soft tissue repair. The company was founded by Steve Gorlin and Matthew Miller in 2006 and is located in Destin, FL.

Medtronic Spine LLC develops medical devices for invasive therapies. It designs, manufactures and markets instruments used in therapies for the restoration of spinal anatomy. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Empirical Spine, Inc. develops minimally invasive, flexion-restricting stabilization devices for the spine. It offers LimiFlex Spinal Stabilization System which is a novel implant that provides segmental stability to the lumbar spine while still allowing motion and also used in conjunction with a surgical decompression for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with or without degenerative spondylolisthesis. The company was founded by Louis Fielding, John Colin Cahill, Ian Bennett and Todd F. Alamin in 2006 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.