Robert Gaffney

Satiety, Inc. was a medical device manufacturing company. It produced and marketed less invasive devices for the treatment of obesity. The company was founded in 2000 through a collaboration of medical device incubators Thomas Fogarty Engineering and The Foundry and was headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Cordis Corp. develops and manufactures devices for interventional vascular medicine and electrophysiology. The firm's products include guidewires, balloons, forceps, catheters, and stents to treat a variety of circulatory system problems including coronary artery disease and cerebral aneurysms. The company was founded by William P. Murphy Jr. in 1959 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Ventritex, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets implantable defibrillators and related products for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation.

Avocet Medical, Inc. provides a hand-held point of care testing device used to monitor patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy. The private company is based in San Jose, CA.

Spinal Modulation, Inc. engages in the development of spinal cord stimulator systems for the treatment of chronic intractable pain. It offers Spinal Modulation Axium neurostimulator system, which is an intraspinal neuromodulation therapy that stimulates the dorsal root ganglion to provide pain management. The company was founded by Mir A. Imran and Daniel H. Kim in 2004 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

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.

Rani Therapeutics LLC develops a oral biotherapeutics technology for the oral delivery of drug molecules, including peptides, proteins, and antibodies. Its products include TNFa Inhibitors, Parathyroid Hormone, Human Growth Hormone, Somatostatin, and Basal Insulin. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Saluda Medical Pty Ltd. develops and commercializes neuromodulation technology for chronic pain management. The firm offers pain management and clinical services. The company was founded by John Parker in 2013 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Sacramed, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.