Terry E. Spraker

PEAK Surgical is a medical device company that has developed the PEAK Surgery System, a new tissue dissection system based on a proprietary technology that represents an important advance in radiofrequency surgical technologies. The PEAK Surgery System consists of the PEAK PlasmaBlade, a family of disposable cutting devices that offer the exacting control of a scalpel and the bleeding control of traditional electrosurgery without extensive collateral damage, and the PULSAR Generator, which supplies pulsed plasma radiofrequency energy to the PlasmaBlade. The PEAK Surgery System is cleared for use in general, plastic and reconstructive, ENT, gynecologic, orthopedic, arthroscopic, spinal and neurological surgical procedures in the United States, and for use in general surgery in the European Union. It was launched in the United States in July 2008 and has been used by U.S. surgeons on many patients, including general, gynecologic, orthopedic and plastic and reconstructive surgeries

Aberdare Management Co. LLC (Aberdare Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Paul H. Klingenstein. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

SpineAlign Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company which develops implantable products to treat vertebral compression fractures. Its nitinol implant is designed to improve the lumbar spines. The firm’s implants are designed to support vertebral endplates, reducing the fracture and maintaining lift until bone cement is injected. The company was founded by Paul E. Chirico in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

EnteroMedics, Inc. is a medical device company, which in the design, and development of devices that use neuroblocking technology to treat obesity,metabolic diseases, and other gastrointestinal disorders. It offers vBlock system, which is a therapy to limit expansion of hte stomach, help control hunger sensations between meals, reduce the frequency and intensity of stomach contractions and produce a feeling of early and prolonged fullness. The company was founded by Mark B. Knudson, Robert S. Nickoloff, Timothy R. Conrad, Katherine S. Tweden and Richard R. Wilson on December 19, 2002 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Datascope Corp. manufactures and distributes surgical equipments. The company provides medical instruments such as intra aortic balloon pumps and catheters for use in cardiology, radiology, anesthesiology, cardiovascular, vascular surgery and emergency medicine. It also develops vascular grafts and patches for reconstructive blood vessel surgeries as well as multifunction patient monitoring devices. The company was founded in 1964 as New York Corp. It is headquartered in Montvale, NJ.

Medtronic Spine LLC develops medical devices for invasive therapies. It designs, manufactures and markets instruments used in therapies for the restoration of spinal anatomy. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.