Gregg D. Scheller

Katalyst Surgical LLC engages in the designing and manufacturing of ophthalmic surgical products. The firm offers titanium ophthalmic surgical instruments and ophthalmic eye instruments. Its products include blade holders, breakers, calipers, cannulas, fixation rings, forceps, gauges, hooks, nucleus choppers and dividers, knives, manipulators, markers, dilators, needle holders and drivers, lacrimal probes, punches, retractors, scissors, spatulas and instruments trays. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO.

Kogent Surgical LLC designs, manufactures and markets surgical instruments. It offers ball tip probes, curettes, elevators, forceps, hooks, knives, needle holders, scissors, and suture pushers and knot tiers. The firm also provides neurosurgical instrument repair and restoration services, which include sharpening, straightening of tips, and common maintenance/repair services. The company was founded by Gregg Scheller and Bill Bates in July 2011 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO.

Part of Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Synergetics, Inc. (Missouri) is a company that develops disposable surgical instruments. The company is based in St. Charles, MO. Synergetics, Inc. (Missouri was acquired by Valley Forge Scientific Corp. on September 22, 2005 for $78 million.

Synergetics USA, Inc. designs, manufactures and supplies precision surgical devices. It also designs and manufactures disposable and non-disposable supplies and accessories. The firm?s product lines focus upon precision engineered, disposable and reusable devices, surgical equipment, procedural kits and the delivery of various energy modalities for the performance of surgery, including laser energy, ultrasonic energy, radio frequency energy for electrosurgery and lesion generation and visible light energy for illumination. The company was founded on June 2, 2005 and is headquartered in O'Fallon, MO.