Minos Medical Inc.

In the emerging field of natural orifice surgery, Minos Medical is taking a blended-risk approach by initially going after high-volume procedures that aren't complicated, and which are done laparoscopically today. The company's strategy is to develop the tools and gain experience in near-term markets that would position it for more advanced NOTES applications in the future. Minos has already launched its first product, called MegaChannel, a platform for delivering tools in and out of the bowel, the stomach, or the upper GI tract. According to the company, MegaChannel is the NOTES equivalent of cardiology's guiding catheter.