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Anand Sheel, CEO
Terapede Systems
Ultra-high resolution medical flat panel X-ray detector with a 40% lower dose.
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Brian Thornes, CEO
X-Bolt Trauma
Innovative devices for hip fixation and long bone nailing.
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Kareen Looi, CEO
Pedra Technology
Non-invasive, deep tissue, real-time tissue perfusion monitor for use in peripheral angioplasty and vascular surgery.
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Alan Sage, CEO
Vaporox
Improving lives by healing wounds and saving limbs, Vaporox was formed to commercialize Vaporous HyperoxiaTherapy(VHT™). VHT is a patented and FDA-510K-cleared technology that represents a breakthrough in treating 7 different types of skin wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and pressure ulcers (bedsores).
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Jeff Levine, Founder/CEO
Advanced Scanners
Computer vision platform to take the guesswork out of surgery using 3D optical scanning technology, solving significant and ubiquitous problems for neurosurgeons.
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Don Wright, President & CEO
Clarigent Health
Helping save lives with enhanced listening. Patented AI identifies vocal biomarkers that signal potential suicidal risk, supporting clinical decisions and workflow efficiency.
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Reinhard Krickl, CEO
Phagenesis
Transforming the lives of people with dysphagia, using revolutionary treatments developed through a commitment to scientific and clinical excellence.
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John Ashley, CEO
DurVena
Treatment for saphenous vein grafts that strengthens the graft and reduces the intimal hyperplasia that leads to graft failure. This treatment address three large unmet clinical markets, CABG, PAD, and AVF.
Peter Boyd, CEO
Sonnest
Developing a voltage-activated, ultrasound imaging agent that will allow clinicians to assess and monitor myocardial perfusion of the heart at the bedside, in real-time using traditional ultrasound techniques.
Molly Wade, Founder & CEO
Barologics
Disruptive technology to treat hypertension, heart failure and CKD through closed loop stimulation of Hering’s nerve.
Carol Burns, President & CEO, Co-Founder
Cagent Vascular
Treating atherosclerotic disease with the first and only serration balloon technology to restore blood flow.
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Nadine Haram, Founder & CEO
Proximie
A secure, complete software solution which expands surgical collaboration enabling surgeons to share expertise using augmented reality tools before, during and after surgery.
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Adam Sachs, CEO
Vicarious Surgical
Transforming surgery through robotics and virtual reality.
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Angie Conley, CEO
Abilitech Medical
Addressing the stroke rehabilitation market with a suite of mobility devices to support and assist the arms and hands in functional tasks required for independence in daily life.
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Ashok Khandkar, CEO
Elute
A new class of polymer-controlled drug delivery devices designed to prevent and treat orthopedic and other surgical bone infections.
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Bill Perry, CEO
Deep Blue Medical Advances
Surgeon-invented T-Line® Hernia Mesh with integral suture-like extensions designed to eliminate a key point of failure for conventional mesh fixation - the mesh, suture, tissue interface - and to provide superior anchor strength. Additional products in development include an anchor clip for even faster, easier implantation; a biosynthetic version of the T-Line Hernia Mesh; and a coated composite version of the T-Line Mesh.
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Kevin Richardson, Chairman & CEO
SANUWAVE
A shockwave technology company developing patented, noninvasive devices for the repair and regeneration of skin, musculoskeletal tissue and vascular structures.
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Jong Lee, CEO & Cofounder
Day Zero Diagnostics
Day Zero Diagnostics uses whole genome sequencing and machine learning to modernize infectious disease diagnosis and treatment. DZD is developing a rapid diagnostic for sepsis that uses genomic data to identify a pathogen and to comprehensively profile its antibiotic resistance, as well as services for hospital infection control. Our goal is modernize hospital microbiology using NGS and a big-data approach.
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John VeLure, President & CEO
i-Lumen Scientific
A novel surface neurostimulation technology (called Neural Retinal Therapy™) to restore vision in those afflicted with Dry, Age-related Macular Degeneration (or Dry AMD).
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Brian Hutchison, Executive Chairman and CEO
Catalyst OrthoScience
Catalyst OrthoScience develops and markets surgical implants that make orthopedic surgery less invasive and more efficient for both surgeons and patients. The company's first offering, the Catalyst CSR Total Shoulder System, represents the next evolution in total shoulder arthroplasty.
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Ziad Rouag, CEO
BIOMODEX
BIOMODEX uses 3D printing to create tissue-like anatomical twins from medical images. The anatomically accurate twins are designed to provide critical tactile and imaging feedback to users which, when paired with simulated blood flow stations, offers a unique and tailored end to end physician experience.
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Peter Van Haur, CEO
VitalConnect
Reimagining a world with predictive health at our fingertips.
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Laura Piccinini, CEO
Respiratory Motion
Global leader in innovative Minute Ventilation Monitoring, useful across a wide variety of patient populations and environments to assess respiratory function and provide early warning of respiratory collapse.
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Bruce Lichorowic, President & CEO
Galen Robotics
Digital-Surgery-as-a-Service (DSaaS) combining the power of a new microsurgery platform with a system of big data analytics and machine learning to provide advanced surgical assistance in performing delicate or intricate procedures.
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Dushyanth Surakanti, CEO
Sparta Biopharma
The first osseointegrative biomimetic knee cartilage implant.
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Harlee Sorkin, CEO
InterShunt Technologies
Proprietary catheter system that allows for the capture and excision of tissue from the interatrial septum. The result is a left to right atrial shunt that off-loads elevated left atrial pressure, reducing symptoms in Heart Failure patients. The mechanical system is designed for safety and ease of use and is the only interatrial shunting device that requires no implant and no energy.
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Lucy O'Keeffe, CEO
CroiValve
CroíValve has developed a safe, effective, easy to use, percutaneous solution for treating all patients with severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
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Gabriel Sanchez, CEO
Enspectra Health
Enspectra Health (formerly Zebra Medical Technologies) is developing a novel system to image live cellular anatomy without cuts or stains. We aim to transform patient care across multiple conditions, beginning with the detection and treatment of skin cancers.
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John Zak, President & CEO
XaTek
As a platform technology, the ClotChip™ device from XaTek is a handheld, point-of-care global assay to evaluate the hemostatic process. The ClotChip is agnostic to the cause of any defect of coagulation and is therefore uniquely situated to serve urgent needs of a number of different clinical markets.
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Mike Teodorescu, CEO
SurgiBox
SurgiBox is an ultraportable sterile field that fits in a backpack.
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Matt Miller, Director Of Technology Development
Genesis Software Innovations
Genesis Software Innovations, GSI, was formed to develop innovative and integrated software tools focused around orthopedic surgical centers.
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Todd Moseley, CEO
Spinal Simplicity
Innovative, simple solutions for complex spinal problems.
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Cody Simmons, CEO
DermaSensor
DermaSensor, Inc. enables all medical professionals to effectively check for skin cancer. The DermaSensor device is an affordable handheld tool that uses artificial intelligence and spectroscopy to evaluate skin lesions for cancer in a matter of seconds.
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Vadim Gurevich, CEO
GLW Medical Innovation
GLW Medical Innovation (“GLW”) focuses on developing innovative start-up companies, with cost-effective implant and instrument solutions in various segments of the orthopedic market. We develop technologies that improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of implants for the healthcare industry. We partner with a select global network of surgeon pioneers and thought leaders who help GLW develop small focused companies. We commercialize products through exclusive sales distribution relationships.
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Jerry Mezger, President & CEO
Harbor MedTech
A fully integrated, commercial-stage regenerative medicine company. Two FDA-cleared and CE marked products and a broad pipeline that leverage a patented BriDGE® technology. The BriDGE® Process transforms standard type-1 collagen into a bio-friendly, stabilized collagen matrix which acts as a trigger to activate the patient’s own healing cascade.
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Andrew McDaid, Founder & CEO
OPUM Technologies
Automated care platform for knee health. OPUM’s intelligent platform utilizes AI to provide actionable data and insights help you to manage recovery and long-term knee health.
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Bradley Paddock, President & CEO
CeQur
CeQur is commercializing advanced, simple-to-use insulin delivery devices that make it easier for people living with diabetes to adhere to therapy and stay in control of their disease. The Company’s simple, three-day, wearable devices provide freedom from multiple daily insulin injections.
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Martin Stenfeldt, CEO
MedTrace Pharma
MedTrace Pharma A/S is a development stage company aiming to innovate PET diagnostic imaging by transforming blood flow quantification.
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Angela Liedler, Chairman and CEO
Precisis
Neurostimulation for cortical functional impairments.
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Kristie Burns, Chief Marketing Officer
Cala Health
A bioelectronic medicine company transforming the standard of care for chronic disease.
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Claude Nogard, CEO
Ergosuture
Surgical solutions that help improve suturing safety, speed and versatility.
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Dr Arnaud Rosier, Founder & CEO
Implicity
Remote monitoring platform for patients with connected pacemakers and defibrillators.
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Marinela Gombosev, CEO, President
Evoke Neuroscience
The eVox System is a medical device that measures brain health to aid doctors in the diagnosis of cognitive disorders.
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Clark Tedford, President & CEO
LumiThera
Developing photobiomodulation treatments for ocular diseases and disorders.
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Jeffrey Weisberg, CEO
ChipCare
Multiplexed point-of-care diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections. Utilizing a patented approach for analyte detection, the platform can perform multiple classes of assays including cell surface markers, proteins and nucleic acids from an easily collected sample such as urine.
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Wayne Allen, CEO
Perfuze
Innovative catheter technology to treat acute ischemic stroke
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Keith Carlton, CEO
EBT Medical
Disruptive neuromodulation technologies focused on pelvic floor disorders.
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Bob Radie, Chairman & CEO
Neuraptive Therapeutics
Therapeutics product designed for administration during surgery to improve outcomes for patients impacted by acute nerve injury repairs and reconstructive surgical procedures involving peripheral nerves. Also developing a suite of advanced microsurgical instruments for use in peripheral nerve surgery.
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Christopher Kent, President & CEO
ODS Medical
AI-enabled optical detecion systems for tumor margin assessments.
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Susan Wood, President & CEO
VIDA
VIDA is transforming lung care through intelligence, using imaging-based AI to uniquely profile and manage the patient with or at-risk of respiratory diseases.
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Ted Bird, Chief Strategy Officer
Dymicron
Dymicron is an innovation-driven medical technology company that is advancing a new generation of musculoskeletal devices made from Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD)—one of the strongest substances known to man, and a material for which Dymicron has exclusive patented use in all human interbody applications.
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Ali Bakhshinejad, CEO
VasoGnosis
An Artificial Intelligence Powered diagnostic and surgical planning Software as a Service for cerebrovascular diseases.
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David Kuraguntla, CEO
Alio (fka GraftWorx)
Alio (San Francisco, CA) is an early commercial stage company who believes it is time we tap into the opportunity to revolutionize today’s tools for remote patient monitoring. The technologies in the current market are invasive, expensive, often provide inadequate data and do not deliver a positive user experience. Re-imagining what care looks like for those facing dialysis and heart failure has been done before, but the execution has failed. We understand chronic conditions do not merely require episodic care, but rather reliable and clinically accurate remote patient monitoring seamlessly integrating itself into a patient’s day to day life.
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Nikhil Shah, CEO & Co-Founder
Nephrodite
Developing and commercializing our fully implantable continuous dialysis device - The Holly.
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Dr. Ben Lipps, CEO and Chairman
Magforce
Nanotechnology-based therapy for the treatment of cancer.
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Manny Villafaña, PhD, Sc, Founder of St. Jude Medical, ATS, Cardiac Pacemakers
Medical 21
Developing an artificial artery to eliminate the harvesting of vessels from the patient during bypass CABG surgery.
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Timothy P. Moran, CEO
Motus GI
Innovative solutions to address unmet needs in GI endoscopy, cost-effectively improving clinical outcomes that benefit patients, providers and payers worldwide.
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Benjamin Holmes, CEO
Nanochon
Nanochon is applying novel materials to replicate bone and cartilage, and high-end 3-D printing to create an implant which can permanently repair debilitating joint injuries. The implant can bear loads like a traditional joint implant, quickly restoring a patient’s movement.
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Alan Lucas, CEO & Founder
Navigation Sciences
Developing Image-guided Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (iVATS) technology for minimally invasive identification and removal of early stage lung tumors and other soft tissue cancers.
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Joseph Connell, Chairman
NeuEsse
Plant-based human skin substitute in either a protein material bandage or a "no-touch" application protocol device (especially for burns) that is lightweight, portable, military-grade and available at any point of injury to deliver skin substitutes along with other therapeutics for military and civilian patients.
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Stephen Merrick, CEO
NorthStar Medical
Nuclear medicine technology company committed to providing stable, domestic and environmentally friendly radioisotope supply solutions to meet the needs of patients and advance clinical research. Fundamentally transforming the ways that medical radioisotopes are produced and distributed around the world.
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Cristian Atria, Founder & CEO
nView Medical
3D imaging in surgery using AI image creation algorithms that merge prior information with real-time data gathered during surgery to reduce imaging time and to minimize x-ray radiation.
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Lishan Aklog, MD, Chairman & CEO
PAVmed
PAVmed’s current pipeline consists of six lead products focused on medical infusion, hand surgery, pediatric ear infections, and tissue ablation. PAVmed is building it's product pipeline and has new innovations which will be announced at the Summit.
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Ryan Shelton, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder
PhotoniCare
The TOMi™ Scope uses an advanced light-based technology to see through the eardrum to fundamentally transform the diagnosis and treatment of middle ear infection.
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Bryan Lord, CEO
Pristine Surgical
Pristine Surgical makes a high definition single-use visualization system for minimally invasive surgery and delivers its visualization devices in complete single-use kits. The devices utilize a low-cost image processing unit which also serves as a portal to cloud-based software supporting the entire surgical episode.
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Amit Vohra, PhD, CEO
Promaxo
Next generation office-based modular MRI and MRI based technologies. Initial focus on advancing the solutions for prostate disease management and other urology and pelvic conditions.
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Richard Hanbury, CEO
Sana Health
Non-invasive bio-therapeutic device for pain management.
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Geoffrey Klass, CEO
Sense Diagnostics
The Sense devices is a non-invasive, disposable technology that continuously monitors brain activity primarily in the intensive care unit.
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Rob Ball, CEO
Shoulder Innovations
Total shoulder replacement system that addresses the most significant issue in shoulder arthroplasty: unreliable fixation of the glenoid implant.
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Nick Delmonico, President & CEO
Strados Labs
User-friendly sensors, unique collection methodologies, and data processing software that creates a more holistic view of a patient's respiratory health.
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Attila Borbath, CEO
Synergia Medical
Leveraging photonics to create a platform for small, safe and long-lasting neurostimulators.
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John Barrett, CEO
ZKR Orthopedics
New procedure to mimic the clinical effects of tibial osteotomy procedures. Implants will be delivered to the proximal tibia below the patellar tendon, offloading and re-directing the tendon to reduce pain and inflammation.
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Thomas Marchand, CEO
NIDO
NIDO (Boston, MA) is a medical device company developing SEPIA, an innovative solution for epicardial VT ablation that has been initiated by two investigators at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. SEPIA will allow safe access and real-time visualization of the epicardial surface. Ultimately it will reduce complications and improve ablation efficiency, leading to decrease recurrence of VT.
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Claude LeDuc, CEO
Ortho Regenerative Technologies
Orthopedic biotechnology company developing novel therapeutic tissue repair devices to dramatically improve the success rate of Sports Medicine Surgeries.
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Thomas Dietiker, CEO
Medtor
Technology to transform accuracy in vital-sign monitoring and wearable devices with a patented spectral white light sensor. Designed for clinical grade mobile, the vital sign monitoring clears the way for broader applications.
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Stuart Mitchell, PhD, Founder & CEO
Novuson
Novuson’s patented DTU technology will represent the first substantive innovation in over 25 years for targeting vessel sealing / dividing, and hemostasis (bleeding control) in surgical and trauma applications.
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Shahram Sharif, CEO
LindaCare
Remote monitoring solutions for implantable cardiac devices.
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Joseph Muldoon, CEO
FAST BioMedical
A medical technology company focused on the development of a patented technology for measuring plasma volume and kidney function.
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John Klock, CEO
QT Ultrasound
QT Ultrasound is a privately held technology company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of an innovative automated breast imaging system producing high-resolution transmission ultrasound images.
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Doug Daniels, CEO
Stroma Medical
STRŌMA® is the leader in permanent eye color change, with its revolutionary STRŌMA® Laser System. Its patented laser initiates a natural metabolic process that gradually eliminates the superficial pigment in darker eyes to reveal your natural underlying color.
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Osman Khawar, CEO
Diality
Smart, flexible, portable, home hemodialysis machine that will enable patients to treat themselves wherever they are.
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David Cuccia, Founder, CTO
Modulim
Optical imaging solutions powered by spatial frequency domain imaging that help clinicians assess compromised circulation.
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Michael Whitman, CEO
Micro Interventional Devices
Micro Interventional Devices, Inc. (MID), a Delawarecorporation founded in 2010, is a development stage medical device companyfocusing on the design, manufacture and commercialization of disruptivetechnologies for use in percutaneous structural heart repair procedures. MID is currently enrolling patients in a CE Mark study in Europe.
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Philip Rackliffe, CEO
Centerline Biomedical
A Cleveland Clinic spinoff company commercializing the Intra-Operative Positioning System (IOPS™) technology — an innovative, non-x-ray based 3D GPS-like surgical navigation technology that improves endovascular procedure outcomes and reduces radiation exposure.
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Per Persson, CEO
Acarix
Acoustic monitoring of coronary artery diseases of the heart. Modern tool for early and accurate CAD rule-out.
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John Barrett, CEO
Auctus Surgical
Technology to treat pediatric scoliosis with non-fusion surgical system.
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Nissan Elimelech, Founder & CEO
Augmedics
Advanced technologies aimed at revolutionizing surgical treatment. Initial product delivers augmented-reality head-mounted display for spine surgery which allows surgeons to see the patient’s anatomy through skin and tissue, as if they had "X-Ray Vision."
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Kevin Rocco, CEO
Biorez
Biorez is developing bio-inductive implants for the $7B sports medicine market that help restore joint stability and help direct the healing and regeneration of new functional tissue. After the healing process is complete, our implants are naturally broken down by the body, restoring the anatomy without the chronic risks of permanent synthetic materials.
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Mohan Frick, CEO
ChemoTech
The company is dedicated to innovation in cancer care and recently launched IQwave. This technology performs electrochemotherapy which is approved for the treatment of a wide range of tumors.
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William Altman, CEO
CorInnova
Minimally invasive, soft robotic cardiac device creating a new paradigm for heart failure treatment.
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Jeff Conroy, Co-Founder & CEO
Embody
Collagen-based implants for the treatment of tendon and ligament injuries.
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Claude Cohen-Bacrie, Founder, President & CEO
e-Scopics
e-Scopics is a French startup which democratizes ultrasound imaging to all healthcare professionals. It manufactures a digital transducer and a connected software APP to provides quantitative imaging for several medical conditions. The image formation process is no longer HW based but rather a SaaS running on a cell phone, a Tablet or the Cloud, with AI based algorithms for quantitative diagnosis.
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Arnaud Mascarell, CEO
FineHeart
Implantable Cardiac Output Management System (ICOMS) is a novel, wirelessly powered, fully implantable mechanical circulatory support device that is able to optimize cardiac output while preserving the heart’s innate contractility.
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Tej M. Singh, MD, CEO
Fist Assist
Wearable device for vein identification and enhancement for the ESRD patient.
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Matt Kesinger, CEO
Forest Devices
ALPHASTROKE is a device to help first responders identify stroke and triage patients to the right hospital.
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Lorenzo Pradella, CEO
GreenBone Ortho
Bone regenerating, load-bearing implants to treat severe fractures and conditions such as trauma and tumors that result in extensive bone loss
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Douglas Snell, Program Director
HAPPE Spine
Hydroxyapatite Porous PEEK (HAPPE) fabricated through proprietary technology to provide optimal mechanical properties of PEEK polymer materials, while providing improved surface texture inviting boney engagement, interconnected porosity for long term fixation, and the bioactive properties of HA to provide an effective construct for bone ingrowth. The HA further improves mechanical properties compared to standard PEEK, and all together, optimizes imaging for post operative diagnosis.
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