Robert H. Blankemeyer

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.

Medtronic Xomed, Inc. manufactured and distributed surgical products. It offered powered tissue-removal systems, microendoscopy instruments, implantable devices, nerve monitoring systems, disposable fluid-control metal, and image-guided surgery system products. The company was headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Synergetics USA, Inc. designs, manufactures and supplies precision surgical devices. It also designs and manufactures disposable and non-disposable supplies and accessories. The firm?s product lines focus upon precision engineered, disposable and reusable devices, surgical equipment, procedural kits and the delivery of various energy modalities for the performance of surgery, including laser energy, ultrasonic energy, radio frequency energy for electrosurgery and lesion generation and visible light energy for illumination. The company was founded on June 2, 2005 and is headquartered in O'Fallon, MO.

BioHorizons, Inc. manufactures digital dentistry devices. The firm specializes in dental implants, biologics, dental implant prosthetics, dental instruments treatment planning software and laser-lok microchannels. The company was founded by Carl E. Misch, Martha Bidez and Todd Strong in 1994 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

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.