Michele Lucey

Design Standards Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of disposable and reusable medical devices and instrumentation. Its capabilities include acid passivation, assembly automation, clean room packaging, electropolishing and fixtures. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Charlestown, NH.

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

Cardiosolutions, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It focuses on a novel percutaneous alternative to open heart surgery to solve the problem of mitral regurgitation. The firm offers Dexterity Steerable Introducer, a multi-use tool that enables physicians to access regions of the cardiac anatomy, which are difficult to reach, including the left side of the heart; and Percu – Pro System for reducing the degree of mitral regurgitation in patients with either functional or degenerative valve disease. The company was founded by Steven J. Tallarida in 2006 and is headquartered in West Bridgewater, MA.

Applied Spine Technologies Inc. provides medical treatment devices. Its products include Stabilimax Dynamic Spine Stabilization System, a posterior dynamic stabilization device designed to support an injured or degenerated spine without eliminating motion. The company was founded by Thomas E. Wood and Manohar Panjabi in February 2004 and is headquartered in Rocky Hill, CT.