Earle L. Canty

TriVascular, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It provides devices and procedures for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms and endovascular grafts. The company was founded by Michael V. Chobotov, Robert G. Whirley, and Joseph W. Humphrey in 1998 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Cardiac Pathways Corp. designs, develops and manufactures cardiac diagnosis systems. Its products consist principally of systems for performing ablation treatment and for diagnostic mapping. Cardiac Pathways is located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Symphonix Devices, Inc. was a manufacturer of medical equipment and devices for hearing. It manufactured middle-ear implant, but within less than two years, the company closed its doors. Founded in 1994, the firm was located in San Jose, CA.

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

NovoStent Corp. develops and manufactures helical stent and delivery systems. It also develops and manufactures implantable medical devices. The company was founded by Michael Hogendijk and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Conor Medsystems LLC develops vascular drug delivery technologies. Its products include controlled vascular drug delivery technologies and novel stent that are used in the treatment of coronary artery disease and delivery of a broad spectrum of therapeutic agents. The company was founded by John F. Shanley in 1999 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.