James Treace

Wright Medical Group, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes biologic products. It provides surgical solutions for the foot and ankle markets. The company was founded by Frank O. Wright and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

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.

Medtronic Xomed, Inc. manufactured and distributed surgical products. It offered powered tissue-removal systems, microendoscopy instruments, implantable devices, nerve monitoring systems, disposable fluid-control metal, and image-guided surgery system products. The company was headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Linvatec Corp. provides advanced electrosurgical systems and electrocardiogram electrodes and accessories. The company's products include polymer implants, such as screws, pins, and meniscal implants used in various orthopedic procedures. In addition, it offers battery, pneumatic, and electric-powered surgical instruments, which are used in open orthopedic surgery and other surgical applications, including oral, maxillofacial, ENT, otolaryngology, podiatry, thoracic hand, cardiology, and neurosurgery. The company's products, such as arthroscopic instrumentation, implants, fixation, tissue repair systems serve orthopedic surgeons for diagnostic purposes, minor surgeries and complex reconstructions of knees, shoulders and small joints, such as the wrist and ankle. It has operations in Tampere, Finland, California, and Oregon, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, South Korea, Australia, Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Largo, FL.L.

Smith & Nephew, Inc. develops and markets medical devices. Its products include television cameras and monitors, endoscopes, arthroscopes, orthopedic hand owered instruments, fiber optic illumination systems, laparoscopes, and surgical instruments. The company was founded on November 27, 1975 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.