William J. Drasler

InterValve, Inc. operates as a medical device company which develops aortic valvuloplasty balloons for treatment of calcific aortic stenosis. Its V8 product is enhanced with leaflet hyperextension without increasing the risk of annulus over-distension. The firm also develops tools for the percutaneous and trans-apical aortic valve replacement procedure. The company was founded by Wes Pedersen, Mark Ungs, Robert S. Schwartz and Robert A. Van Tassel in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Part of Boston Scientific Corp., SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. is a company that specializes in artery cleaning angioplasty catheters. The company is based in Osseo, MN. The company was founded by Lawrence L. Horsch. SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. (Minnesota) was acquired by Boston Scientific Corp. on February 27, 1995 for $865 million.

Possis Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets innovative medical products such as disposable catheters. It engages in the development, manufacturing and marketing of medical devices for the cardiovascular and vascular treatment markets. It's primary product is AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy System, a nonsurgical, minimally invasive catheter system used for blood clot removal from native coronary arteries, leg arteries, coronary bypass grafts and AV dialysis access grafts. The company offers its system to interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, nephrologists and osteopaths. It also offers XMI, XMI-RX, XMI RX +, Spiroflex, XVG, Xpeedior, DVX and AVX line of catheters. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures medical equipments. The firm offers products such as medical, surgical, ophthalmic, veterinary instruments, drug delivery applications, endomechanical devices, and apparatus. The company was founded by Joe Fleischhacker Sr. in 1947 and is headquartered in Clarence, NY.