Kips Bay Medical, Inc., a medical device company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes external saphenous vein support technology (eSVS Mesh), for use in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Its eSVS Mesh is designed to be fitted like a sleeve on the outside of saphenous vein grafts (SVG) to strengthen SVGs used in CABG surgery. The company sells its products to distributors who, in turn, sell to hospitals and clinics, primarily in the European Union. Kips Bay Medical, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.