John S. McCurdy

Baxter Corp. supplies health care and laboratory products. Its products are used for treating cancer, hemophilia, immune deficiencies, kidney disease, and trauma. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada

Cardiovascular Imaging Systems, Inc., develops and manufactures various medical devices related to catheters and diagnostics. Cardiovascular Imaging was acquired by Boston Scientific Corporation.

Argon Medical Devices, Inc. manufactures specialty medical products. It offers arterial lines, endomyocardial biopsy, percutaneous drainage, urology, bone and bone marrow biopsy, fluid management systems, critical care, pressure monitoring, mammography, drapes and covers, mechanical thrombectomy, and transjugular liver biopsy products. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Frisco, TX.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, FemRx, Inc. is a company that produces medical products for gynecological disorders. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. FemRx was acquired by Johnson & Johnson on November 06, 1998 for $20.99 million.

Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Intact Medical Corp. develops and distributes minimally invasive devices for the excision of breast tissue for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The company founded by Scott P. Huntley and Philip E. Eggers in 1998 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.

CardioThoracic Systems, Inc., located in Cupertino, Calif., is a leading developer of proprietary technologies in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery. CTS introduced its first generation system for minimally invasive beating heart bypass surgery in January 1997. Since that time, over 11,000 beating heart bypass procedures, including midline and thorocotomy approaches, have been performed using CTS' propriety instruments. CTS is also developing technologies in the area of minimally invasive valve repair. CardioThoracic Systems, Inc., has been acquired by Guidant in 1999.

Cardiva Medical, Inc. designs and develops vascular access management products. It offers VASCADE, an extravascular closure device designed to increase the comfort and safety of vascular closure for patients; and Catalyst, a device that supports the body's natural healing process by enhancing the vessel's inherent natural elastic recoil, tissue apposition and coagulation. The company was founded by Zia Yassinzadeh and Augustine Y. Lien in July 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.