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J. Robert Paulson, Jr., one of our directors since 2005, serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Restore Medical, Inc., a company focused on developing and marketing products for the ear, nose and throat field. Prior to joining Restore Medical, Mr. Paulson served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Marketing for Endocardial Solutions, Inc. from August 2002 until St. Jude Medical acquired Endocardial Solutions in March 2005. From 2001 to June of 2002, Mr. Paulson was the Sr. Vice President and General Manager of the Auditory Division of Advanced Bionics Corporation, and between 1995 and 2001, Mr. Paulson served in various capacities at Medtronic, Inc., including Vice President and General Manager of the Surgical Navigation Technologies business unit; Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Planning; and Director of Corporate Development. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Paulson held various marketing, business development and in-house counsel positions at General Mills, Inc., and prior to that practiced law at the Minneapolis firm of Lindquist & Vennum. Mr. Paulson has served on the board of directors of Vascular Solutions, Inc. since May 2005. | 