Cytyc Corporation, a diagnostic and medical device company, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets and diagnostic and surgical products. The company offers its products for a range of cancer and women's health applications, such as cervical cancer screening, menstrual bleeding treatment, early-stage breast cancer radiation treatment, and malignant brain tumors radiation treatment applications. It serves customers in the Canadian, European, and Asia/Pacific markets. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. As of October 22, 2007, CYTYC Corporation opeartes as a subsidiary of Hologic Inc.

Cianna Medical, Inc. manufactures and marketing equipment for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer in women. The firm��s products include SAVI, a breast brachytherapy applicator used for the delivery of radiation after lumpectomy surgery; and SAVI SCOUT, a surgical guidance system that uses real-time audible and visual indicators to give surgeons a precise way to target tissue during lumpectomy and excisional biopsy procedures. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Xoft, Inc. develops electronic brachytherapy (eBx) systems for radiation oncology applications. It offers Axxent Controller that utilizes a miniaturized high dose rate (HDR) X-ray source to apply radiation directly to the cancerous tumor bed. The company also provides Axxent balloon applicator, a treatment solution for accelerated partial breast irradiation; Axxent vaginal applicator that enables radiation oncologists to perform vaginal brachytherapy; and Axxent surface applicator that enables radiation oncologists to treat surface lesions. In addition, it offers accessories, such as physics accessory kits, personnel protective shields, procedure accessory packs, patient care kits, applicator clamp and base plates, and vacuum pumps, as well as FlexiShield, which drapes over the patient treatment area to reduce radiation transmission to nearby healthy tissue and organs. The company's products are used to treat early stage breast cancer, skin cancer, and endometrial cancer. It offers its products through physicians and distributors in Europe. Xoft, Inc. was formerly known as Xoft microTube, Inc. and changed its name in September 2004. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Theragenics Corporation operates two business segments: its surgical products business and its brachytherapy seed business. Its surgical products business manufactures and distributes wound closure, vascular access, and specialty needle products. Wound closure products include sutures, needles and other surgical products. Vascular access includes introducers, valved sheaths, guidewires and related products. Specialty needles include coaxial, biopsy, spinal and disposable veress needles, access trocars, and other needle-based products. The Company’s surgical products segment serves a number of markets and applications, including, among other areas, interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, vascular surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, dental, urology, veterinary, pain management, endoscopy, and spine. The Company’s brachytherapy business manufactures and markets the palladium-103 TheraSeed device and AgX100™, an iodine-125 based device. Physicians implant these “seeds” during a one-time, minimally invasive procedure, usually performed on an outpatient basis, primarily to treat patients with localized prostate cancer.

Koninklijke Philips NV is a technology company, which engages in the healthcare, lighting, and consumer well-being markets. It operates through the following segments: Diagnosis and Treatment businesses; Connected Care businesses; Personal Health businesses; and Other. The Diagnosis and Treatment businesses segment consists systems, smart devices, software and services, powered by AI-enabled informatics-that support precision diagnoses and minimally invasive procedures in therapeutic areas such as cardiology, peripheral vascular, neurology, surgery, and oncology. The Connected Care businesses segment consists Hospital Patient Monitoring, Emergency Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Connected Care Informatics. The Personal Health businesses segment consists of Oral Healthcare, Personal Care,Mother and Child Care. The Other segment reports on the items Innovation & Strategy, IP Royalties, Central costs, and other small items. The company was founded by Anton Frederik Philips and Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips in 1891 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Part of Medtronic Plc, Covidien Pte Ltd. is a Singaporean company located in Singapore that manufactures and supplies medical equipment.

The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, a subsidiary of The University of Texas at Austin, is an American company located in Austin, TX. The firm oversees college activities.

Varian Medical Systems (VAR) of Palo Alto, California, USA, is a radiation oncology treatments and software maker. Their medical devices include linear accelerators and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The company supplies software for managing cancer clinics, radiotherapy centers, and medical oncology practices. Varian is a supplier of tubes and digital detectors for X-ray imaging in medical diagnostics, dentistry, veterinary care, scientific, security, industrial inspection including high-energy X-ray technology for cargo screening. Varian Medical Systems employs more than 7,100 people at manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and China and approximately 70 sites globally.

NeoVista Inc is dedicated to the development of medical technologies that help to advance the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Wet AMD affects more than 5 million people around the world and is a major cause of blindness in men and women over the age of 50. The unique technology being developed by NeoVista continues to show promise in clinical studies. It is our goal to help improve the quality of care and reduce the burden of this destructive condition on patients, physicians, and the healthcare system.

Alpha Tau Medical is an Israeli medical device company that focuses on research, development and commercialization of Alpha DaRT (Diffusing Alpha-emitters Radiation Therapy) for the treatment of solid cancer. The Alpha DaRT technology was developed in 2003 at Tel Aviv University. Since then, numerous preclinical trials have found the technology to be effective and safe for various indications and anatomic areas. The findings were published in 12 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Today, the company is running its first clinical trial with very promising preliminary results.

Nucletron BV designs, develops, and manufactures medical devices for the treatment of cancer. The company specializes in radiotherapy solutions, medical imaging, treatment planning and delivery, and specialized applicators. It also offers software solutions for training courses, technical courses, and clinical workshops. Nucletron was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Veenendaal, the Netherlands.

GT Medical Technologies, an Arizona-based medical device company, is focused on improving the lives of patients with brain tumors. GT has developed an innovative approach to treatment by combining a conformable collagen matrix with brachytherapy (radiation) seeds. The company's first product, GammaTile™ is protected by 10 US and 2 Canadian-issued patents, and 1 EPO patent. The product has the promise to revolutionize treatment for 176,000 patients/year in the US alone. To date, we have treated 120 patients with recurrent brain tumors in a clinical trial at Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) and observed significant clinical improvement.

Bard Brachytherapy, Inc., a subsidiary of Becton, Dickinson & Co., is an American company located in Carol Stream, IL, focused on offices and clinics of doctors of medicine.

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