menlo park ca united states 2004 headquarters menlo park ca united states key people bridget ross ceo joshua makower founder john chang founder products relieva balloon sinuplasty systems number of employees 300 parent ethicon inc. website 1 acclarent inc. began as a privately held venture backed company and is now a subsidiary of johnson and johnson . it is based in menlo park san mateo county california . 1 acclarent develops technology for the ent ear nose and throat medical field . history edit acclarent was founded in 2004 . the company has over 300 employees and operates in more than 45 countries . acclarent s corporate headquarters are located in the silicon valley in menlo park california . since inception acclarent has reported more than 103.5 m in funding from its venture partners new enterprise associates nea versant ventures delphi ventures meritech capital partners and johnson & johnson development corporation . 2 acclarent was founded by dr. joshua makower 3 who currently serves as acclarent s chairman of the board . william m. facteau was the company s president and chief operating officer from november 2004 until march 2012 . the company s president is currently bridget ross . in may 2005 acclarent received fda approval 4 for its relieva balloon sinuplasty technology . the company s portfolio has more than 40 fda approved devices including the relieva balloon sinuplasty systems comprising the relieva ultirra sinus balloon catheters the relieva luma sinus illumination guidewires the relieva vortex which provides deep intra sinus fluid delivery and strong shear flows to empty sinus contents and the cyclops articulating endoscope . 5 in january 2010 ethicon inc. a johnson & johnson company completed the acquisition of acclarent . 6 references edit acclarent files for initial public offering . boston globe . 2008 06 06 . archived from the original on 2009 05 05 . retrieved may 5 2009 . http www.exploramed.com about us.html balloon therapy . forbes . 2006 05 22 . http sec.edgar online.com acclarent inc s 1 securities registration statement 2008 06 06 section5.aspx archived copy . archived from the original on 2009 06 01 . retrieved 2009 05 05 . http www.ethicon.com our story press room ethicon acclarent acquisition external links edit official website official usa patient website official uk patient website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title acclarent & oldid 742364044 categories companies based in menlo park californiaamerican companies established in 2004 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 3 october 2016 at 07 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view