Jeffrey M. Elkins

Part of Medtronic Plc, World Medical Manufacturing Corp. is a company that makes stents for use in heart surgery. The company is based in Santa Rosa, CA. The company was founded by Howard J. Leonhardt. World Medical Manufacturing was acquired by Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc., part of Medtronic Plc from January 28, 1999 on December 15, 1998 for $62 million.

Cordis Corp. develops and manufactures devices for interventional vascular medicine and electrophysiology. The firm's products include guidewires, balloons, forceps, catheters, and stents to treat a variety of circulatory system problems including coronary artery disease and cerebral aneurysms. The company was founded by William P. Murphy Jr. in 1959 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Aptus Endosystems, Inc. develops and manufactures medical equipment. It focuses on developing technologies to transform Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), empowering physicians to perform minimally invasive aneurysm repair while still providing the control and potential long term durability of open surgical repair. The company was founded by Alan Kaganov and Lee Bolduc on August 7, 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

FlowMedica, Inc. develops intravascular systems and medical devices. The company's products include Benephit CV, PVSolo, PVMini, and XT Infusion systems. It also develops novel, proprietary, and minimally invasive intravascular systems for implementing Targeted Renal Therapy. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Veniti, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on the treatment of venous insufficiency. Its products include VENI RF Plus which uses radio frequency generated steam to destroy problematic veins that manifest as varicose veins; VENI Vena Cava Filter system which is engineered to improve the accuracy, efficiency of deployment, placement and retrieval; and VICI Venous Stent which is designed specifically for the treatment of venous outflow obstruction. The company was founded by Sean C. Morris and Mark Klopp in 2009 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

EndoSpan Ltd. develops novel endovascular system for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. The firm is opening up options for repairing aneurysms and dissections in patients with anatomy previously unsuitable for endovascular therapy. The company was founded by Rafi Benary and Alon Shalev in 2009 and is headquartered in Herzlia, Israel.