Matthew Frushell

Blackstone Medical, Inc. develops cervical, thoracolumbar and biologic products. The company was founded by William G. Lyons III in 1996 and is headquartered in Lewisville, TX.

Avantis Medical Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures devices for the detection of cancer in the gastrointestinal tract. Its products include single camera colonoscopy and third eye panoramic device. The company was founded by Fred R. Seddiqui and David Watts in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Pivot Medical, Inc. develops and markets novel technologies for a rapidly growing segment of the orthopedic marketplace. It offers services in the non-spine orthopedic areas. The company was founded by Julian Nikolchev on January 29, 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Linvatec Corp. provides advanced electrosurgical systems and electrocardiogram electrodes and accessories. The company's products include polymer implants, such as screws, pins, and meniscal implants used in various orthopedic procedures. In addition, it offers battery, pneumatic, and electric-powered surgical instruments, which are used in open orthopedic surgery and other surgical applications, including oral, maxillofacial, ENT, otolaryngology, podiatry, thoracic hand, cardiology, and neurosurgery. The company's products, such as arthroscopic instrumentation, implants, fixation, tissue repair systems serve orthopedic surgeons for diagnostic purposes, minor surgeries and complex reconstructions of knees, shoulders and small joints, such as the wrist and ankle. It has operations in Tampere, Finland, California, and Oregon, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, South Korea, Australia, Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Largo, FL.L.

Zimmer, Inc. provides joint replacement solutions. The firm products include trauma and dental implants and orthopaedic surgical products. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

St. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc. designs and develops equipment for orthopedic and neurological spine surgery. It also manufactures and markets spinal devices. The company was founded by Henry A. Klyce Jr., Ken Hsu, Charles J. Winslow, and James Zucherman 1997 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.