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Harvesting Over 2 Decades of Innovation
Medical device Innovation is driven by developing disruptive technologies that create new ways of performing old procedures. In 1995 our founders created an innovative new procedure, known today as Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting. EVH became one of the most important milestones within CABG surgery over the last 2 decades.
In 2013 we again transformed the industry with the introduction of the first generation of Venapax, a unitary EVH device that allows a user to dissect, ligate and extract the vein with a single instrument.
Today, thanks to the feedback and partnership of harvesters and hospital systems across the nation, Saphena Medical has re-imagined how EVH is performed. Venapax enables a simplified radial artery or saphenous vein harvest with a shortened learning curve and a drastically reduced overall EVH disposable cost.
The revolution continues!
Our Team
Mike Glennon
President & CEO
Mglennon@saphenamedical.com
Michael J. Glennon has been President and CEO of Saphena Medical since July 2013. He has taken the Venapax system from concept through design development, regulatory processes, FDA clearance and into the market.
Previously, Mike was instrumental in the launch and rapid growth of VasoView, the first endoscopic vessel harvesting technology, which became the standard of care in coronary bypass surgery.
Mr. Glennon was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vortex Medical from its inception in 2008 until its acquisition in October 2012 by AngioDynamics.
He has served as a co-founding Partner of both Pavilion Holdings Group, a medical device holding company, and Pavilion Medical Innovations, a venture-backed medical device incubator, since their respective inceptions in 2007 and 2009 and also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PMI.
In addition to his responsibilities at Saphena, he has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cruzar Medsystems since July 2013 and has served as a director of Kaleidoscope Medical since January 2013. He has been Vice Chairman and a Director at PAVmed since October 2014.
Mr. Glennon received his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire.
Mark Orphanos
COO
Morphanos@saphenamedical.com
With more than 30 years of product design, manufacturing and medical device experience, Mark Orphanos oversees Saphena’s business and regulatory operations and is responsible for research and development, product development, quality and overall supply chain management.
Since our inception in 2013, he has led the development and release of Saphena’s Venapax Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System and continues to innovate and improve upon our products and processes to ensure our products are the best available in the market.
Mark previously served as Vice President of Engineering at Primo Medical Group, a leading contract manufacturer in Massachusetts, where he led the design, development and release of several medical devices to the marketplace. Mark holds a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Ross Garofalo
CFO
Rgarofalo@saphenamedical.com
Mr. Garofalo, who has served as the Chief Financial Officer of numerous start-ups, has extensive experience in financing and managing innovative medical device companies.
Before joining Saphena he was the CFO of Spirus Medical, Inc. from its inception until it was acquired by Olympus Corporation in 2011. Prior to that he was the CFO of Angiolink Corporation from its inception until its sale to Medtronic in 2004. Before that Mr. Garofalo was the sole proprietor of Eastern Consulting, a financial and interim CFO consulting firm located in Massachusetts. Prior to forming Eastern Consulting, Mr. Garofalo was CFO of Jandel Scientific Software until its acquisition by SPSS Inc. in 1996. Mr. Garofalo was a partner at Berg and Company, a San Francisco-based firm specializing in turnaround management and interim CFO services.
Mr. Garofalo earned his M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 and graduated first in his class with a B.B.A in 1981 from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Mr. Garofalo is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).