Thomas Dugan

RITA Medical Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets ablation technology products used by physicians to treat patients with solid cancerous or benign tumors. The system consists of a radiofrequency energy generator and disposable accessories. The RITA systems have been approved to treat liver cancer and are sold in Asia, Europe and the US. The company develops the use of the system for the treatment of various other cancers. Investors in RITA Medical include Apax Partners and Morgan Stanley. RITA Medical is in the process of merging with Horizon Medical. RITA Medical Systems has been acquired by Angio Dynamics, inc. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

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.

FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. engages in the developing, manufacturing and marketing of in hand-carried ultrasound systems, which are used in a variety of medical specialties in a range of clinical settings at the point-of-care. It designs products for applications, including emergency medicine, surgery, critical care, internal medicine, musculoskeletal, and vascular access procedures as well as for imaging in traditional applications, such as radiology, cardiology, vascular medicine and obstetrics and gynecology. The company was founded in April 1998 and is headquartered in Bothell, WA.

Part of Getinge AB, InterVascular, Inc. is a company that manufactures and markets polyester, collagen-coated knitted and woven vascular grafts, patches and graft stents. The company is based in Montvale, NJ.

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

SurgiQuest, Inc. engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing of access technologies for minimally invasive surgery. It offers laproscopic surgical access system, enabling a variety of complex laproscopic procedures. The company was founded by Kourosh Azarbarzin on April 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Utica, NY.