David Koslosky

Sonablate Corp. develops and manufactures high intensity focused ultrasound surgical ablation systems. Its products include Sonablate 450, a HIFU solution that determines the safety and efficacy of a minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment; Sonablate 500, a HIFU surgical ablation system for the treatment of localized prostate cancer that delivers ablative therapy with the possibility of reducing side effects; and Sonatherm, a laparoscopic HIFU surgical ablation system that uses a laparoscopic probe to deliver robotic ablative therapy to soft tissue with a customizable ablation zone. The company was founded by Stephen R. Puckett Sr. and George M. Suarez in 2004 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

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.