David Schickling

BioVentrix, Inc. engages in development of medical devices. It offers Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement, or the LIVE therapy, which uses the Revivent TC transcatheter ventricular enhancement system to exclude scar tissue on the left ventricle that has occurred from a heart attack. The company was founded by Arthur A. Bertolero and Lon S. Annest in 2003 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Arbor Surgical Technologies, Inc. develops cardiovascular medical devices. It develops tissue heart valve family of products and implantation tools for valve replacement surgery. The company was founded in 2002 by Thomas J. Fogarty and Ernie Lane and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Part of Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Edwards Lifesciences LLC develops and manufactures heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring systems. The company is based in Irvine, CA. The company was founded in 1958. Michael A. Mussallem has been the CEO of the company since 2000.