Maureen A. Shaffer

Converge Medical, Inc. develops novel medical devices for cardiac surgery. The company focuses on develops technology that facilitates less invasive surgical procedures such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The company is located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Prolifiq Software, Inc. develops mobile engagement and customer relationship management software solutions for medical technology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Its platform integrates with third-party applications and internal systems providing user experience and leverages existing IT investments. The firm's software is compatible with iPhone and iPad devices, tablet PCs, and smartphones. The company was founded by Hemingway Huynh, Anh Huynh, Roger L. Pringle, Michael C. Henderson, and Jeffrey Michael Farnsworth in 2000 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

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.

Heartport, Inc. develops systems and procedures for heart surgery. The company's technologies allow surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. Heartport was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

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.

Flowonix Medical, Inc. designs and develops proprietary implantable pumps. It provides implantable intrathecal pumps to help manage chronic pain for cancer patients and patients with back pain. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Mt. Olive, NJ.