Randall Keith LaBounty

ev3, Inc. is a provider for specialists treating a range of vascular diseases and disorders. ev3 is committed to the peripheral vascular and neurovascular markets offering a portfolio of treatment options, including interventional technologies used such as plaque excision systems, PTA balloons, stents, embolic protection, thrombectomy, embolization coils, liquid embolics, occlusion balloons and procedural support.

Lumen Biomedical, Inc. manufactures and distributes medical devices. The company was founded on July 23, 2003 and is headquartered in Burnsville, MN.

Kips Bay Medical, Inc. was a medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing its proprietary external saphenous vein support technology for use in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. Its product, eSVS MESH, was a nitinol mesh sleeve that was placed over the saphenous vein graft during CABG surgery and is designed to constrict the vein and prevent expansion of the vein graft and resulting injury due to increased pressure. The company was founded by Manuel A. Villafaña on May 1, 2007 and was headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

IntraTherapeutics, Inc. develops minimally invasive devices for diagnosis and treatment of diseased blood vessels. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Atritech, Inc. is a private company that provides therapies to treat patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. They offer their services to clients who are at increased risk of stroke by offering permanent alternatives to medications. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Osprey Medical, Inc. engages in the development to prevent harmful effect of x-ray dye used during angiographic imaging procedures. Its product includes Dyevert system, which is designed to reduce the amount of dye contrast injected into the patients during standard cardiovascular procedures. The company was founded by Frank Solomon, David Kaye, and James Edward Shapland on August 31, 2005 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.