John Tierney

Smith & Nephew, Inc. develops and markets medical devices. Its products include television cameras and monitors, endoscopes, arthroscopes, orthopedic hand owered instruments, fiber optic illumination systems, laparoscopes, and surgical instruments. The company was founded on November 27, 1975 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Covidien Holding, Inc. manufactures and supplies healthcare products for use in clinical and home settings. It offers medical devices, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to hospitals, long-term care and alternate care facilities, doctors’ offices and in the home. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Blue Belt Technologies, Inc. operates as a medical device company which provides partial knee-replacement technology. It develops surgical instruments with precision robotics for use initially in orthopedic procedures and then for other surgical specialties including neurosurgery, spinal and otolaryngology. The company was founded by Craig S. Markovitz, Anthony M. Digioia III and Branko Jaramaz in 2003 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.