Stefan K. Widensohler

St. Jude Medical LLC develops, manufactures and distributes cardiovascular medical devices for the global cardiac rhythm management, cardiovascular and atrial fibrillation therapy areas and neurostimulation medical devices for the management of chronic pain. The company was founded by Manuel A. Villafana in 1976 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

LDR Spine USA, Inc. offers sterile spinal implant systems. Its product line which includes pre-sterilized fusion devices help in ensuring simple and reliable management of spinal implants. The company was founded in December 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Trireme Medical LLC develops and manufactures novel stent technology for the treatment of atherosclerotic disease. It offers coronary stent systems, balloon catheters, and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon catheters for the treatment of coronary and peripheral arterial disease. The company is focused on the United States and the emerging Asian markets. The company was founded by Eitan Konstantino and Feld Tanhum in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA,

LDR Holding Corp. is a medical device company, which engages on designing and commercializing novel and proprietary surgical technologies for the treatment of patients suffering from spine disorders. Its products include VerteBRIDGE fusion and Mobi non-fusion platforms. The company was founded by Christophe Lavigne, Herve Dinville and Patrick Richard in 2000 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

KRAUTH medical KG (GmbH & Co.) provides medical products and equipment. Its product portfolio includes interventional techniques, cardiac and vascular surgical equipment, spine implants and special instruments for spinal column surgery and special medical products. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

MyoPowers Medical Technologies France SA operates as a medical device company. It specializes in muscle technologies to restore or improve muscle function. The firm also develops implantable medical devices for the treatment of severe stress urinary incontinence. The company was founded by Piergiorgio Tozzi and Daniel Hyoz in June 2004 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Invatec SpA manufactures and distributes vascular interventions and products. It develops and commercializes lesion-specific solutions for coronary and peripheral vascular disease. The company was founded by Andrea Venturelli and Stefan K. Widensohler in 1996 and is headquartered in Roncadelle, Italy.

Xeltis AG develops medical devices to transform standards of care in heart valve replacement and vascular surgery. It develops fully bio absorbable synthetic heart valves and vascular grafts intended to enable for the first time the spontaneous growth of natural, healthy valves and vessels. Its medical device platform comprises bioabsorbable heart valves and blood vessels, designed to enable Endogenous Tissue Restoration (ETR), the natural restoration of the complex body part they replace upon implantation. The company was founded by Martijn Cox, Laurent Grandidier and Simon P. Hoerstrup in 2006 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.