Stephen C. Smith

Covidien Unlimited Co. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of healthcare products for use in clinical and home settings. It operates through Medical Devices and U.S. Medical Supplies segments. The Medical Devices segment involves in the distribution of surgical solutions, peripheral vascular and neurovascular therapies, patient monitoring products, and airway and ventilation products. The U.S. Medical Supplies segment includes marketing of nursing care, medical surgical, SharpSafety brand, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Part of OrbiMed Advisors LLC, X-spine Systems, Inc. is a private company that manufactures medical devices for spinal surgery. The company is based in Miamisburg, OH. The company was founded by David L. Kirschman. X-spine Systems was acquired by Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. on July 31, 2015 for $75.70 million.

Bacterin International, Inc. manufactured drug delivery coating platforms for medical devices. It was a tissue bank and medical device company that designs, processes, manufactures, and markets advanced medical products. The firm’s designs focused on efficacy and safety for the patient, and functionality and ease of use for the surgeon to fulfill niche needs in the industry. The company was founded by Guy S. Cook in 1997 and is headquartered in Belgrade, MT.

AlloSource provides bone and tissue allografts. The firm offers orthobiologics, general orthopedic, large reconstructive, amniotic membrane, spinal, allofuse cervical grafts, burn and wound care products. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Centennial, CO.

Sound Surgical Technologies LLC provides ultrasound technology services for cosmetic surgeries. The company was founded on July 30, 1998 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.