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Egbert Ratering, 58, serves as an Executive Vice President, and continues to serve as a member of our Board. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and a director of the Company since the consummation of the merger of the Company and Prior Sutura on August 19, 2005. Mr. Ratering co-founded Prior Sutura in 1996 with Mr. Nobles. He served as a director of Prior Sutura and as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Prior Sutura�s European subsidiaries since Prior Sutura�s inception until consummation of the merger, and served as Prior Sutura�s Chief Financial Officer from January, 2003 until consummation of the merger. In addition, Mr. Ratering has founded other medical device start-up companies with Mr. Nobles, for which he serves as an officer and director. Prior to co-founding Prior Sutura, Mr. Ratering was employed by Cordis Corporation, a JOHNSON-JOHNSON company from 1976 to 1996 and was responsible for worldwide manufacturing for Cordis from 1995 to 1996. | 