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Fox Hollow Technologies, Inc. has developed a coronary catheter that facilitates complete coronary lesion de-bulking, which has been shown to significantly reduce restenosis. The company's technology is designed to address the needs of the interventional cardiologist for a process that has traditionally been complex and has not allowed for complete de-bulking.

InfraReDx is a medical device company dedicated to helping provide practitioners with the information needed for enhanced clinical decision making in treating coronary artery disease. The company is committed to improving the safety and efficacy of coronary stenting and ultimately serving as part of a strategy to prevent initial coronary events. Through its TVC Imaging System, InfraReDx is changing the way coronary artery disease is diagnosed and treated. The TVC Imaging System is the only intravascular imaging system that enables true vessel characterization through simultaneous structural and compositional imaging data obtained in a single pullback.

Endologix is a developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive treatments for vascular diseases. Endologix is focusing on the development and marketing of its patented technology for the treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA). An aneurysm is a weakening of the wall of the aorta, the largest artery of the body. Aortic aneurysm disease is a cause of death in the United States and it is estimated that 1.7 million persons over 55 years of age have an AAA. Each year, physicians diagnose approximately 200,000 people in the United States with AAA. Endologix is currently marketing its Powerlink Delivery System a, one-piece endoluminal stent graft (ELG) used in treating AAA that has significant advantages when compared with marketed stent alternatives. Powerlink has been commercially available in Europe since 1999. FDA approval for the Powerlink AAA stent graft was received on October 29, 2004. The Powerlink superior design is covered by 17 U.S. patents with 361 allowed claims; the technology is designed to overcome shortcomings of first-generation ELGs. The device is for sale in the United States and selected international markets. Endologix is a publicly-held company trading on NASDAQ: ELGX. The company's corporate office is located in Irvine, California.

Tryton Medical is a developer of stent systems for the treatment of bifurcation lesions. The Tryton Side Branch Stent System is built for bifurcation using Tri-ZONE technology to offer a dedicated strategy for treating bifurcation lesions. Tryton's cobalt chromium stent is deployed in the side branch artery using a standard single-wire balloon-expandable stent delivery system. A conventional drug-eluting stent is then placed in the main vessel. The stent system has received CE Mark and is commercially available throughout Europe, Russia and the Middle East. It is approved in the United States for investigational use only.

REVA Medical develops interventional medical devices that leverage the company's stent designs and biomaterials to improve the treatment of vascular disease. Its flagship product is called MOTIV, a bioresorbable coronary stent that is designed to fulfill the temporary need for a stent and then fade away, leaving only the healed vessel behind. This product is utilized for the treatment of coronary artery disease. REVA Medical has a broad strategic relationship with Boston Scientific Corporation, a worldwide developer and marketer of interventional medical devices. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in San Diego, California.

Stent systems develops angioplasty catheters and guidewires, and related interventional products