Brian Sheahan

Hansen Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells medical robotics designed for positioning, manipulation, and stable control of catheters and catheter-based technologies. It offers Sensei Robotic Catheter System which allows physicians to instinctively navigate flexible catheters with stability and control in interventional procedures within the atria heart chambers. The company was founded by Frederic H. Moll, Daniel T. Wallace, Marvin J. Slepian, and Robert G. Younge on November 18, 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Direct Flow Medical, Inc. develops transcatheter heart valve technologies. It explores application of its technology beyond the aortic valve, to the mitral valve, and other valve anatomy. The firm’s Transcatheter Aortic Valve System is indicated for the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis, who are at risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. The company's system incorporates a polymer frame, which is expanded using pressurized saline and contrast for placement, assessment and repositioning. Direct Flow Medical was founded by Gordon B. Bishop and Randall T. Lashinski in June 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.