Richard S. Walsh

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.

Acclarent, Inc. engages in manufacturing, designing, and commercializing medical devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Its products include balloon sinuplasty, eustachian tube dilation, airway dilation system, and ethmoid punch. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and John Y. Chang in June 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

NeoTract, Inc. develops surgical devices for urological and gynecological disorders. It offers UroLift System, a minimally invasive device to treat lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. The company was founded by Joshua Makower, Joseph Catanese, Theodore C. Lamson and Earl A. Bright II in 2004 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Medrobotics Corp. operates as a surgical products company which develops flexible robot platforms. It manufactures and markets product, Flex System, a computer-assisted platform that provides surgeons with single-site access and visualization of hard-to-reach anatomical locations. The firm's Flex System is based on a core flexible endoscope technology that surgeons can use with an integrated high-definition vision system to navigate around anatomy in a way that is not possible with line-of-sight approaches. The company was founded by Howie Choset, Marco A. Zenati and Alon Wolf in 2005 and is headquartered in Raynham, MA.

Corvent Medical, Inc. engages in developing smart, versatile, lifesaving ventilators for critical care. Its product is CorVent single-use ventilator. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.