David B. Herridge

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.

Video Sentry Corp. develops and markets traveling closed circuit television surveillance systems. It markets and delivers high quality video images. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Velocimed LLC develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices. The firm's products are used in cardiology and neurology applications. The company was founded in 2001 by Jay Schmelter, Michael Berman, and Dennis W. Wahr and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

Part of Medtronic Plc, StarFire Medical, Inc. is a company that manufactures therapeutic implantable devices. The company is based in Plymouth, MN. StarFire Medical was acquired by Nfocus Neuromedical, Inc. on March 06, 2008.

Torax Medical Inc. designs and develops medical devices to treat chronic diseases related to defective sphincter muscles. Its technology platform, Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation (MSA), uses attraction forces to augment weak or defective sphincter muscles to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and fecal incontinence (FI). The firm's products include LINX, a reflux management system for the treatment of GERD; and FENIX, a continence restoration system for the treatment of FI. The company was founded by Todd Berg in 2002 and is headquartered in Shoreview, MN.

Flowonix Medical, Inc. designs and develops proprietary implantable pumps. It provides implantable intrathecal pumps to help manage chronic pain for cancer patients and patients with back pain. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Mt. Olive, NJ.

Part of Cordis Corp., IsoStent, Inc. is a company that develops interventional medical devices for the treatment of heart disease. The company is based in Belmont, CA. The company was founded by Robert E. Fischell. IsoStent was acquired by Cordis Corp. on February 11, 1998.

ACIST Medical Systems, Inc. provides technology for contrast imaging system in the fields of cardiology and radiology. The company was founded by Robert F. Wilson in 1991 and is located in Eden Prairie, MN.

Part of Cardinal Health, Inc., SciMed Ltd. is a British company that manufactures peripheral vascular and transcranial Doppler medical diagnostic devices. The company is based in Cheadle, UK. SciMed was acquired by VIASYS Healthcare, Inc. on January 14, 2003.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Wavecrest DTS Corp. manufactures and markets signal integrity analysis solutions. The firm's products are used to measure, diagnose, and test the electrical and optical components, subsystems, and systems that power computers and communication networks. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Graseby Medical Ltd. manufactures and distributes medical devices. Its products include pumps and syringe drivers, which are used to administer chemotherapy agents, pain medication, insulin, and other life-preserving intravenous solutions to patients. The company also offers equipment that monitors respiration and heart function. Graseby Medical was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Watford, UK

Bridgepoint Medical, Inc. develops interventional technology in the field of cardiology. It focuses on developing innovative and proprietary technology in the field of interventional cardiology for access to and treatment of chronic total occlusions. The company was founded by Michael L. Berman, Chad J Kugler and Robert E Atkinson in 2005 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Avertix Medical Systems, Inc. develops and markets cardiac medical devices. Its product allows to reduce time to treatment and minimize heart muscle damage The company was founded by Robert E. Fischell, Tim A. Fischell and David R. Fischell in 2001 and is headquartered in Shrewsbury, NJ.

MD Start SA develops medical device technology. It has collaboration between venture capital, institutional investors and industry to the development of innovative medtech ideas in Europe. The company was founded by Tim Lenihanin 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

MicroPort CRM SRL engages in the production and distribution of medical devices. It specializes in the development of medical technologies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The company is headquartered in Saluggia, Italy.