Sidow Joins Pivot Medical Board

Pivot Medical, Inc. has a new board member. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based innovator of advanced hip arthroscopy solutions has recruited Kevin Sidow to its Board of Directors.

Sidow, the president/CEO of Moximed Inc., has more than 20 years of experience in the orthopedic medical device market. Before assuming the reigns at Moximed, he was president/CEO of St. Francis Medical Technologies Inc. (SFMT), a privately held company that developed treatments for degenerative spinal disorders. SFMT was sold in January 2007 to Kyphon, Inc., for $725 million.

Before he joined SFMT, Sidow was the worldwide president of DePuy Inc., where he supervised the global orthopedic, spine, trauma, and sports medicine businesses.

“We are delighted to attract someone with Kevin’s experience and expertise in orthopedics to join the board of Pivot Medical,” Pivot Chairman John J. Savarese, M.D., said. “His insights will contribute substantially to Pivot’s commercial growth.”

Sidow joins Jack Giroux, Julian Nikolchev, John J. Savarese, Michael Lynn, John F. Maroney, and Guy L. Mayer on the Pivot Medical Board of Directors.

Pivot Medical is a privately held medical device company focused on developing and marketing technologies for hip arthroscopy. The company’s flagship solution—the Port-Access Hip Restoration System—is a comprehensive approach to treating hip pathologies that reduces procedure times, minimizes tissue damage, and restores anatomical function.