Kimberly McIntosh Bridges-Rodriguez

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.

Spectranetics Corp. develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes single-use medical devices used in invasive procedures in the cardiovascular system. The company was founded by Robert Golobic, Johan Sverdrup, and Richard T. Simko in 1984 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

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.

Halt Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on manufacturing symptomatic uterine fibroids. It has developed and launched the Acessa procedure which utilizes a technology called radiofrequency ablation, and treats each fibroid by applying energy through a small needle array. The company was founded by Ed Calesa, Bruce B. Lee and Jeffrey M. Cohen in 2004 and is headquartered in Brentwood, CA.

Concentric Medical, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes medical devices. The company was founded in August 1999 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI.

Part of Kenvue, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Ltd. is a British company that manufactures health care products. The company is based in Maidenhead, UK. Founded in 1987.

Acessa Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. The firm engages in the advancement of minimally invasive, uterine-sparing solutions for women with symptomatic fibroids. It also offers weight loss and phentermine, glutathione injection, laboratory testing, physical examinations, tuberculosis test, B12 shot, and hCG. The company was founded by Kim Rodriguez in 2004 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.