Larry Adighije Named Spectranetics VP

Spectranetics Corp. of Colorado Springs, Colo., a maker of excimer lasers for cardiovascular procedures, announced today it has appointed Larry O. Adighije as vice president, business development and strategy. Adighije was previously senior director of business development and strategic marketing for Edwards Lifesciences, where he led development operations for the firm's vascular division. Prior to that, he was senior global group marketing manager for Medtronic Interventional Vascular and senior global product manager with the vascular therapies division of US Surgical.