An endoscope and accessories is a device used to provide access, illumination, and allow observation or manipulation of body cavities, hollow organs, and canals. The device consists of various rigid or flexible instruments that are inserted into body spaces and may include an optical system for conveying an image to the user's eye and their accessories may assist in gaining access or increase the versatility and augment the capabilities of the devices. Examples of devices that are within this generic type of device include cleaning accessories for endoscopes, photographic accessories for endoscopes, nonpowered anoscopes, binolcular attachments for endoscopes, pocket battery boxes, flexible or rigid choledochoscopes, colonoscopes, diagnostic cystoscopes, cystourethroscopes, enteroscopes, esophagogastroduodenoscopes, rigid esophagoscopes, fiberoptic illuminators for endoscopes, incandescent endoscope lamps, biliary pancreatoscopes, proctoscopes, resectoscopes, nephroscopes, sigmoidoscopes, ureteroscopes, urethroscopes, endomagnetic retrievers, cytology brushes for endoscopes, and lubricating jelly for transurethral surgical instruments. This section does not apply to endoscopes that have specialized uses in other medical specialty areas and that are covered by classification regulations in other parts of the device classification regulations.
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
W. L. Gore & Associates has made its name by creating innovative, technology-driven solutions, from medical devices that treat aneurysms to high-performance GORE‑TEX® fabrics. A privately held company with annual sales of more than $3 billion, Gore is committed to perpetuating its 50-plus year tradition of product innovation.
Gore focuses its efforts in four main areas: electronics, fabrics, industrial and medical products. The company’s electronic products division develops and manufactures high-performance copper and optical signal transmission products. Gore’s fabrics provide protection from the elements and enable wearers to remain comfortable across a broad range of activities and conditions. The products made by Gore’s industrial division meet diverse contamination control and processing challenges throughout industry. Implants from the medical division provide creative healing solutions to complex medical problems.
Today, Gore employs more than 10,000 employees, called associates, with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and China, and sales offices around the world.
Medical equipment
Embolic Protection Devices
Aneurysm
Fluoropolymer
Contamination control
Stent
Synthetic rubber
Product innovation
Coronary stent
Implant
Sealant
Medical product
Heart valve
Electronic component
Semiconductor
Dialysis
Electronics
Hemodialysis
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) is the teaching hospital for Loma Linda University, which includes schools of allied health professions, behavioral health, dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and religion on the university campus in Loma Linda, California, United States. The medical center serves as a level I trauma center for San Bernardino County and the rest of the Inland Empire. The hospital has two helipads for use by an air ambulance or other helicopter medical transport.
Medicine
Trauma center
Dentistry
Public health
Retinitis
Cornea
Eye drop
Prosthesis
Ophthalmology
Retina
Macular degeneration
Blindness
Glaucoma
Optometry
Nursing
Pharmacy
Surgery
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. engages in patient-focused medical innovations for heart disease and critical care monitoring. Its products are categorized into four main areas: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies, Surgical Structural Heart, and Critical Care. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Japan, and Rest of World. The company was founded by Miles Lowell Edwards in 1958 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.
Heart valve
Medical equipment
Aortic valve
Catheter
Heart disease
Heart valve repair
Central venous catheter
Ventricular assist device
Monitoring system
Cardiac Catheters
Peripherally inserted central catheter
Impella
Hemodialysis
IV catheter
Coronary stent
Deep brain stimulator
Spinal cord stimulator
Cardiology
Dialysis
Progressive Angioplasty Systems, Inc.
Progressive Angioplasty Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Medtronic Plc, is an American company located in Menlo Park, CA. The firm makes and develops stents and stent technologies. It was founded by Frank Litvak and Frank Litvack. United States Surgical Corp. acquired Progressive Angioplasty Systems, Inc. on September 23, 1997 for $150 million.
Stent
Medicine
Medical equipment
Angioplasty
UMC Utrecht Holding BV
http://www.utrechtholdings.nl
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UMC Utrecht Holding BV engages in utilization and commercialization of academic researches. It offers research support and training services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Neurotechnology
Neurorehabilitation
Brain implant
Biological membrane
Brain–computer interface
3D bioprinting
Vagus nerve stimulation
Spinal cord stimulator
Biocompatible material
Tissue engineering
Cell therapy
Monoclonal antibody
Biopharmaceutical
SUMITA Optical glass, Inc.
http://www.sumita-opt.co.jp
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SUMITA Optical glass, Inc. manufactures glass products and optical instruments. Its products include optical glass, fiber glass and optical system. The company was founded on October 13, 1953 and is headquartered in Saitamashi, Japan.
Optical glass
Interior design
Glazing
Optical instrument
Fiber
Gyroscope
Photonic crystal
Fiber Bragg grating
Proximity sensor
Fiber optic sensor
Optical fiber
Optical fiber cable
Solid-state battery
Photonics
Optoelectronics
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures cardiovascular medical products. It operates as a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories.
Its medical devices help patients with heart diseases in returning to active and productive lives and physicians for improving patient management and clinical outcomes.
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. is based in Santa Clara, California. it is currently known as Abbott Cardiovascular Systems.
Medical product
Medical equipment
Holter monitor
Ventricular assist device
Heart valve
Aortic valve
Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Baxter International, Inc.
Baxter International Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets products for people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions.
The company operates through three segments: BioScience, Medication Delivery, and Renal.
- The BioScience segment manufactures recombinant and plasma-based proteins to treat hemophilia and other bleeding disorders; plasma-based therapies to treat immune deficiencies, alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, burns and shock, and other chronic and acute blood-related conditions; products for regenerative medicine, such as biosurgery products and technologies used in adult stem-cell therapies; and vaccines.
- The Medication Delivery segment manufactures intravenous solutions and administration sets; premixed drugs and drug-reconstitution systems; pre-filled vials and syringes for injectable drugs, intravenous nutrition products; infusion pumps; and inhalation anesthetics. This segment also offers products and services related to pharmacy compounding, drug formulation, and packaging technologies.
- The Renal segment provides products to treat end-stage renal disease and irreversible kidney failure. This segment also offers solutions and other products for peritoneal dialysis, a home-based therapy and product for hemodialysis, which is conducted in a hospital or clinic.
Baxter International Inc. has collaborations with HHD LLC, DEKA Products Limited Partnership, and DEKA Research and Development Corp. for the development of a home hemodialysis machine. It markets its products to hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors offices, clinical and medical research laboratories, and patients at home under physician supervision.
The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.
Clinical trial
Drug
Hemodialysis
Dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
Infusion pump
Medical equipment
Medicine
Kidney
Syringe
Renal segment
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency
Intravenous nutrition
Anesthetic
Home hemodialysis
Intravenous solutions
Immune disorder
Kidney disease
Inhalation
Heartport, Inc.
http://www.heartport.com
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Heartport is an entrepreneurial medical device maker that has introduced several innovative systems for conducting less-invasive cardiac surgery.
The company was founded by John H. Stevens and Wesley D. Sterman. Heartport manufactures and markets less invasive cardiac surgery products that enable surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures.
In April 2001, Heartport was merged with and into CARDIOVATIONS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Heartport continues to operate as a part of the division of Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. Ethicon is a global leader in developing and marketing products for surgery in the areas of wound closure and wound management, surgical sports medicine, women's health and cardiovascular surgery.
Cardiac surgery
Medical equipment
Sports medicine
Surgery
Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, import, export and sale of medical electronic equipment. It operates through the following segments: Biopsy Equipment, Biological Information Monitor, Therapeutic Equipment, and Consumables. The Biopsy Equipment segment sells electrocardiographs, ultrasound imaging equipment, and automatic blood cell counting and measuring equipment. The Biological Information Monitor segment offers biological information monitors. The Therapeutic Equipment segment includes defibrillators, ventilators, pacemakers, catheters. It also deals with home rental business. The Consumables segment handles consumables and offers repair and maintenance services. The company was founded by Takashi Fukuda in July 1939 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Medical equipment
Medicine
Consumables
Biopsy
Telemetry
Electrochemical grinding
Medical imaging
Ultrasound
Electrocardiographs
Blood cell
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Ultrasound imaging
Oxygen therapy
SLEEP APNEA (device)
Catheter
Positive airway pressure device
Ultrasound device
Medical ventilator
Holter monitor
Ultrasonography
Ningbo Zhiguang Mechanical & Electrical Technology Co. Ltd.
http://www.ws-medical.com
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WiseTek is a medical device company that develops minimally invasive surgical instruments. The company's products include disposable ureteroscopic catheters, cystoscopic catheters, disposable electronic bronchoscopes, and endoscope image processors. The company's goal is to provide minimally invasive surgical tools for the eyes that will make future surgical procedures and medical diagnoses safer, more accurate, and less invasive.
Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co. Ltd.
http://ipro.panasonic.com
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Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co. Ltd. engages in intelligent surveillance, industry-specific public solutions, and industrial and medical vision business. The company will be founded on October 1, 2019 and is headquartered in Japan.
Olympus Corp.
http://www.olympus.co.jp
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Olympus Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of precision machineries and instruments. It operates through the following segments: Medical, Scientific Solutions, Imaging, and Others. The Medical segment covers digestive, surgical, and ultrasonic endoscopy as well as endoscopic treatment tools. The Scientific Solutions segment manufactures and sells biological and industrial microscopes, industrial endoscopes, and non-destructive testing equipment. The Imaging segment deals with digital cameras and recording devices. The Others segment includes biomaterial manufacturing and sales business. The company was founded by Takeshi Yamashita on October 12, 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Microscope
Endoscopy
Software
Computer hardware
Endoscope
Forceps
Laparoscopy
Digital camera
Detector
Sigmoidoscope
URETEROSCOPE
Laser
Fluorescence
Bronchoscopy
Fiberscope
Cystoscopes
RESECTOSCOPE
Cystoscopy
Grasping forceps
Arthroscopy
Nihon Kohden Corp.
http://www.nihonkohden.co.jp
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Nihon Kohden Corp. engages in the medical electronic equipment business. Its products include electrocardiograph, electroencephalograph, evoked potential/EMG, sleep diagnostic, patient monitoring, hematology, hemostasis, ventilation products, and others. The company was founded by Yoshio Ogino on August 7, 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Hematology
Evoked potential
Hemostasis
Platelet
Lymphoma
Leukemia
Flow cytometry
Distributor
Electrochemical grinding
Medical imaging
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Immunoassay
Biotechnology
Neuroradiology
Telemetry
Polysomnography
Radiography
Respiratory monitoring
Spirometer
Blood coagulation test
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
https://www.bostonscientific.com
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Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used principally to treat cardiovascular disease.
Medical equipment
Cloud computing
Software as a service
Picture archiving and communication system
Fog computing
Cloud computing security
Software-defined networking
Internet of Things
biolitec Unternehmensbeteiligungs II AG
Tokkyokiki Corp.
http://www.tokkyokiki.co.jp
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Manufactures and wholesales vibration isolation and micro vibration control systems
Vibration isolation
Vibration control
Computer hardware
Electronics
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