John S. Bowers

Northstar Neuroscience, Inc. provides neurostimulation therapies for people who suffer from stroke and other neurological disorders. Its stroke recovery system is an investigational implanted device intended to enhance recovery of function in survivors of stroke. The company was founded on 1999 and is headquartered in Shoreline, WA.

Kona Medical, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the design and development of non-invasive therapies for the treatment of hypertension. Its proprietary technology enables the ablation of renal nerves through the use of externally-delivered ultrasound energy. The company was founded by Michael Gertner in 2009 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. engages in the developing, manufacturing and marketing of in hand-carried ultrasound systems, which are used in a variety of medical specialties in a range of clinical settings at the point-of-care. It designs products for applications, including emergency medicine, surgery, critical care, internal medicine, musculoskeletal, and vascular access procedures as well as for imaging in traditional applications, such as radiology, cardiology, vascular medicine and obstetrics and gynecology. The company was founded in April 1998 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.