Founded in 2004, Direct Flow Medical®, Inc. is focused on developing novel transcatheter heart valve technologies that improve patient outcomes while reducing patient complications. The company is exploring application of its proprietary technology beyond the aortic valve, to the mitral valve and other valve anatomy. Headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, the company also has technology and manufacturing facilities in Lake Forest, California. The Direct Flow Medical TAVI system received the CE Mark in January 2013 and is currently available commercially in Europe. Company Culture: Direct Flow Medical, Inc. has a very unique corporate culture and has developed a set of principles that makes this a unique place to work. Our company is a community, and people feel best when they are proud of their community and know that it is accomplishing something worthwhile. Our employees are encouraged to get to know one another and to support one another in their achievements. We acknowledge and celebrate professional goals as well as personal milestones. The atmosphere at Direct Flow Medical, Inc. is one that supports both a sense of satisfaction from our work, and also a sense of companionship with our co-workers.