Vertos Medical, Inc. Appoints James M. Corbett Chief Executi...(ntrepreneurial leadership toVertos as we...),Health

Date:11/7/2008

ntrepreneurial leadership to Vertos as we prepare for the commercial rollout of the MILD(TM) procedure. In addition, we are pleased to have an executive with Dan's accomplishments and broad range of experience join our Board," said Myles Greenberg, M.D., Partner with CHL Medical Partners and Vertos Board member.

Mr. Corbett has more than 28 years of leadership experience in the medical device field. Most recently, he was Chief Executive Officer of ev3 Inc. (Nasdaq: EVVV), where he led the development of ev3's peripheral and neurovascular device business. Over the course of his career, Mr. Corbett has held the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Home Diagnostics Inc.; President, Boston Scientific International; and General Manager Baxter, Japan, as well as a number of executive roles in his 11 years at Baxter Healthcare.

Mr. Pelak has extensive medical device industry management experience, with a successful track record in growing young companies and productive corporate operating divisions. Until recently, he was the Chief Executive Officer at InnerPulse, a privately held, early-stage cardiac medical device company. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Closure Medical Corporation until its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in 2005. He began his career at Medtronic, Inc., where he spent more than two decades and held the positions of Vice President of Cardiovascular Marketing, as well as Vice President and General Manager of three operating divisions.

About Vertos Medical, Inc.

Vertos is a San Jose, CA, based medical device company founded in 2005 which has recently begun commercializing an innovative, percutaneous treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). LSS is a painful and debilitating condition di
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