Michael DeMane

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.

ERT Operating Co. engages in the provision of centralized electrocardiographic services. It offers safety and efficacy endpoint collection, data integration and analytics, and real-world evidence. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

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.

Rotation Medical, Inc. develops treatment of rotator cuff disease. It includes a bioinductive implant and a set of disposable arthroscopic instruments that has been shown to heal tendons by inducing the growth of new tendon-like tissue. The company was founded by Thomas R. Hektner in 2009 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Lanx, Inc. develops medical devices for spinal surgery. The company was founded by Michael C. Fulton and Jeffrey J. Thramann on December 28, 2007 and is headquartered in Broomfield, CO.

Synaptive Medical, Inc. develops medical equipment and applications for neurosurgery. Its products include birghtmatter plan, guide, drive, vision and imagedrive. The firm?s solutions offer state-of-the-art technologies, including advanced surgical planning, navigation and visualization. The company was founded by Cameron Piron in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Smith & Nephew plc, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ltd. is a British company that researches, develops, and markets orthopedic devices. The company is based in Watford, UK. The company was founded in 1996. Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics was acquired by Smith & Nephew plc on March 16, 2004.