St. Jude Medical, Inc. was an American global medical device company headquartered in Little Canada, Minnesota, U.S., a suburb of Saint Paul. The company had more than 20 principal operations and manufacturing facilities worldwide with products sold in more than 100 countries. Its major markets include the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. The company was named after Jude the Apostle, the patron saint of lost causes.

Traverse Partners LLC, a subsidiary of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., is a company headquartered in Mooresville, NC. The firm provides investment advice. It was founded by Jeff Janer.

Biomet Manufacturing LLC manufactures and markets surgical and non-surgical products. The firm operates in one reportable business segment musculoskeletal products, which includes the design, manufacture and marketing of products in five product categories large joint reconstructive, sports, extremities, trauma spine and bone Healing, and dental products. The company is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (K2M) is a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing spine technologies and techniques. Its spine products are used by spine surgeons to treat some of the most difficult and challenging spinal pathologies, such as deformity (primarily scoliosis), trauma and tumor. Its products consist of implants, disposables and instruments which are marketed and sold primarily to hospitals for use by spine surgeons. In addition to its current product portfolio, it continue to invest in the design, development and commercialization of new solutions for unmet clinical needs in the complex spine and MIS markets by its product development process. The Company market and sell its products in the United States and 28 other countries. The Company’s products include Complex Spine, Minimally Invasive Spine and Degenerative Spine. The Company’s technologies include MESA, Rail 4D, Deformity Cricket, SERENGETI, RAVINE, EVEREST and tifix.

Heartport is an entrepreneurial medical device maker that has introduced several innovative systems for conducting less-invasive cardiac surgery. The company was founded by John H. Stevens and Wesley D. Sterman. Heartport manufactures and markets less invasive cardiac surgery products that enable surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. In April 2001, Heartport was merged with and into CARDIOVATIONS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Heartport continues to operate as a part of the division of Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. Ethicon is a global leader in developing and marketing products for surgery in the areas of wound closure and wound management, surgical sports medicine, women's health and cardiovascular surgery.

The University of California is the nation's best public university system, delivering top-notch research and innovation to California (and the world).

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.

Aspire Bariatrics, Inc. provides a minimally-invasive and reversible weight loss solution. The firm operates as a medical device company which engages in the treatment of obesity with its non-surgical weight loss system, the AspireAssist. The company was founded by Samuel Klein, Moshe Shik and Stephen B. Solomon in 2005 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

Smith & Nephew PLC designs, manufactures and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and ENT technologies, and wound-care solutions. Slightly more than 40% of the U.K.-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is a sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 27% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Roughly half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.

JMEA Corporation, a medical device company, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells orthopedic implants and instruments. It offers screws, plates, fixation devices, and surgical instruments to orthopedic sports medicine markets. The company’s products are used for spine disc repair, dynamic stabilization, fusion, and artificial disc; rotator cuff, meniscus, and bone and ligament repair; and knee bone fixation. It markets products through its sales representatives in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.

Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. develops medicines for the treatment of genetic diseases. The company was founded on July 7, 1988 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Shoulder Innovations is a medical device company that has developed inset glenoid fixation technology, creating the most robust and stable glenoid platform in the industry. The company's Total Shoulder Replacement System addresses the most significant issue in shoulder arthroplasty: unreliable fixation of the glenoid implant. It also leverages this technology to create simple surgical instrumentation, which reduces operative time and cost. Shoulder Innovations designs and commercializes innovative products that demonstrate the potential for improved patient care and reduced overall cost to the healthcare system. Published results show Shoulder Innovations’ solution provides greater post-surgical implant stability, addressing the leading cause of revision surgery.

Atrionix, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson, is a company headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, that develops proprietary, catheter-based system for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. It was founded by James C. Peacock. Atrionix, Inc. was acquired by Cordis Corp. on December 27, 2000 for $62.80 million.

Part of Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Edwards Lifesciences LLC is a company headquartered in Irvine, CA. The firm develops and manufactures heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring systems. It was founded in 1958. Michael A. Mussallem has been the CEO since 2000.

Biosense Webster, Inc. is the global leader in the science of diagnosing and treating heart rhythm disorders. The company partners with clinicians to develop innovative technologies that improve the quality of care for arrhythmia patients worldwide. Biosense Webster is part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. More information can be found at www.biosensewebster.com.

The Foundry, Inc. specialized in aluminum foundries. The company was headquartered in Mead, WA.

Synthesis BV engages in the design and production of synthetic water level regulation products. It offers penstocks, pipeline valves, accessories, channel slide gates, fish migration, float units, overflow pits, pivoted weirs, pipes, dirt grates, butterfly valve, and check valves. The company is headquartered in Emmeloord, the Netherlands.

The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, a subsidiary of The University of Texas at Austin, is an American company located in Austin, TX. The firm oversees college activities.