Teddy Johnson

BaroSense Inc. operates as a medical device company that focuses on the research and development of minimally invasive medical devices for the treatment of obesity. The company was founded by Richard S. Stack and William N. Starling, Jr. in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Ventracor Ltd. manufactures and markets a range of cardiac technology products. The company has developed an implantable blood pump, the VentrAssist left ventricular assist device, designed as therapy for patients in end stage heart failure. It also engages in the research, development, manufacture, clinical trials and commercialization of the VentrAssist LVAD and related technologies. Ventracor was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Juul Labs, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of vaporizers that contain nicotine for smokers. It offers JUUL device and JUULpods. The company was founded by Adam Bowen and James Monsees in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ExThera Medical Corp. develops medical devices that address unmet clinical needs in the treatment of bloodstream infections and pathogen-reduction in blood banking. The company develops Seraph Microbind Affinity Blood Filter (Seraph), which captures and removes normal and drug-resistant bacteria, viruses, toxins, and pro-inflammatory cytokines from human blood; and offers solution for use in a dialysis, such as extracorporeal circuit for treating existing bloodstream infections. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Martinez, CA.

Part of Getinge AB, LAAx, Inc. develops and manufactures mechanical occlusion devices. The company is based in Livermore, CA. LAAx was acquired by MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC on May 13, 2013.