Bernard H. Andreas

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.

Athena Neurosciences LLC operates as a research-based pharmaceutical company committed to the field of neurology. It develops therapeutic and diagnostic products. The company was founded by David Rowley-Jones, Larry C. Fritz, and Larry A. Bock in 1986 and is headquartered in Allegan, MI.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, FemRx, Inc. is a company that produces medical products for gynecological disorders. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. FemRx was acquired by Johnson & Johnson on November 06, 1998 for $20.99 million.

Heartport, Inc. develops systems and procedures for heart surgery. The company's technologies allow surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. Heartport was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. provides medical devices and procedures for the minimally invasive treatment of venous reflux disease, an underlying cause of varicose veins. Venous reflux disease results in symptoms such as leg pain, swelling, fatigue, skin ulcers, and painful varicose veins. The company was founded on January 31, 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, Integrated Vascular Systems, Inc. is a company that manufactures novel vessel closure products. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. The company was founded by Steve Salmon, Richard M. Ferrari. Integrated Vascular Systems was acquired by Abbott Laboratories on September 26, 2003 for $65 million.

Wave7 Optics, Inc. develops and manufactures optical fiber access systems. It offers an optical line terminal with support for multiple optical access and optical network terminals for IP-based services support. The company was founded by Mark Pigott, Thomas A. Tighe and Hatch Graham and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

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.

Acclarent, Inc. engages in manufacturing, designing, and commercializing medical devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Its products include balloon sinuplasty, eustachian tube dilation, airway dilation system, and ethmoid punch. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and John Y. Chang in June 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Relievant Medsystems, Inc. develops treatment and technologies for chronic back pain. Its Intracept System solution is a minimally invasive procedure that uses radiofrequency energy delivered into the vertebral body of the spine to ablate the basivertebral nerve. Relievant Medsystems was founded by James C. Peacock, Jeffrey Charles Lotz, and Rex Peters in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Transcend Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It develops medical devices for the treatment of glaucoma, the cause of adult irreversible blindness. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

Qlt Plug Delivery, Inc. provides ocular punctual plug drug delivery system. Its product is used in the treatment of glaucoma. The company was founded by Henry A. Plain Jr. and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

SetPoint Medical Corp. operates as a biomedical technology company, which engages in the development of therapies for patients with inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn?s disease. The company was founded by Kevin J. Tracey, Shaw H. Warren, and James W. Broderick in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clarita, CA.

INTRIX Technology, Inc. provides payment processing services. Its services include merchant services, payment gateway and professional services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Roseville, CA.

Miramar Technologies, Inc. develops and provides medical devices for dermatologic medical conditions. It specializes in microwave energy positioned to be adopted for dermatologic conditions. The company was founded by Henry A. Plain Jr., Mark E. Deem and Steven Kim in 2006 and is headquartered in Half Moon Bay, CA.

Nuvaira, Inc. develops medical devices for treating lung diseases. It works on a novel catheter-based system that has the potential to improve lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Steven Dimmer and Martin L. Mayse in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

ForSight VISION4, Inc. develops novel drug delivery therapies for treatment of retinal diseases. The company was founded on June 26, 009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Earlens Corp. develops medical devices. It offers EarLens Contact Hearing Device that uses light to transmit sound. Its earlens contact hearing device two components: a tympanic membrane transducer, which is nonsurgically placed deep in the ear canal on the eardrum, and a light-based behind-the-ear sound processor placed at the base of the ear canal. The company was founded in 1999 by Rodney C. Perkins and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

ForSight VISION5, Inc. develops ocular drug delivery technologies and device solutions for ophthalmic diseases. It engages in the development of non-invasive products to replace eye drops and provide sustained therapy for major anterior segment eye diseases including glaucoma, dry eye, and allergy. Its lead product candidate is the Helios insert, a novel, non-invasive delivery system designed to allow glaucoma and ocular hypertensive patients to continually receive their medication. The company was founded by Eugene de Juan Jr., J. Andrew Corley and K. Angela Macfarlane in 2010 and is headquartered in Madison, NJ.

Exploramed NC7, Inc. manufactures wearable breast pumps. It also offers milk bags and accessories, such as flange, flextube, and charger. The company was founded by Josh Makower in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, 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.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Morgenthaler Management Corp (Morgenthaler Management) is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1968 by David Morgenthaler. The firm is headquartered in Portola Valley, California.

Medisix Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel cellular therapies to address T cell malignancies. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

LSV Capital Management LLC (Lightstone Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.