Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Pacesetter, Inc., a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, is a company headquartered in the United States that manufactures, and distributes cardiovascular and implantable neuro stimulation medical devices.

Carmat, part of Harold Finances, is a company headquartered in Ludres, France, that engages in wholesale of timber and building materials. It was founded in 1977.

MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, a subsidiary of Getinge AB, is an American company located in Wayne, NJ. The firm develops and distributes therapeutic medical equipment.\nThe company says this about itself: Maquet is part of Getinge Group, a leading global provider of innovative solutions for operating rooms, intensive-care units, hospital wards, sterilization departments, elderly care and for life science companies and institutions. Getinge Group operates under the three brands of ArjoHuntleigh, Getinge and Maquet. With a genuine passion for life we build quality and safety into every system. Our unique value proposition mirrors the continuum of care, enhancing efficiency throughout the clinical pathway. Based on our first-hand experience and close partnerships, we are able to exceed expectations from customers �� improving the every-day life for people, today and tomorrow.

Abiomed is a provider of mechanical circulatory support devices and offers a continuum of care to heart failure patients. The Company develops, manufacture and market products that is designed to enable the heart to rest, heal and recover by improving blood flow and/or performing the pumping function of the heart. The Company's products are used in the cardiac catheterization lab (cath lab) by interventional cardiologists and in the heart surgery suite by heart surgeons for patients who are in need of hemodynamic support prophylactically or emergently before, during or after angioplasty or heart surgery procedures.

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.(CPI), doing business as Guidant Cardiac Rhythm Management, manufactured implantable cardiac rhythm management devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators. It also sold insulin pumps controlled by microprocessors and various equipments to regulate heart rhythm. In addition, Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. developed therapies for the treatment of irregular heartbeats. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation.

Hunan Apte Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., established on 2006-12-19, The scope of business includes Class II:03-13Neuro and Cardiovascular Surgical Instruments-Cardiovascular Interventional Devices;02-11Surgical Instruments-retractor;Class III:03-13-Neuro and Cardiovascular Surgical Instruments-Cardiovascular Interventional Devices(The medical device production license is valid until2022year9moon14day);6815injection puncture device,6821Medical electronic equipment,6822Medical Optics,Instruments and endoscopic equipment,6845Extracorporeal circulation and blood treatment equipment,6846Implantable materials and artificial organs,6854operating room,emergency room,Consulting room equipment and appliances,6866Medical polymer materials and products,6877Interventional Equipment Sales(The medical device business license is valid until2022year12moon12day);metallic material,plastic products,Wujinjiaodian,building materials(Free of silicone glue and wood),General Machinery;Engage in import and export of goods and technology with valid filing documents(Except for the import and export business prohibited or restricted by the state);Business Printing Service.(Items subject to approval by law,Business activities can only be carried out after approval by relevant departments)

Atritech is a private company located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company was founded in 2000 and has developed proprietary technology focused on replacing long term anticoagulation therapy for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke. The first implants of the WATCHMAN® Left Atrial Appendage Closure Technology were performed in Germany in August of 2002 and in the United States in October of 2003. Since then the company has conducted a large randomized clinical trial comparing the WATCHMAN® Left Atrial Appendage Closure Technology to long term Warfarin therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke. The WATCHMAN® Device is CE Marked and available in many markets outside the United States. The WATCHMAN® Device is currently available For Investigational Use Only in the United States.

Edwards Lifesciences AG, a subsidiary of Edwards Lifesciences Corp., is a Swiss company located in Nyon that manufactures and distributes healthcare equipment.

OSCOR Inc. designs, develop, manufactures, and markets a variety of highly specialized implantable cardiac pacing leads, venous access systems, and diagnostic catheters. Oscar is also leveraging its proprietary lead technologies toward the development of new lead systems for a variety of cardiac and non-cardiac applications. Oscor sells its products in more than 35 countries outside the United States through a combination of direct sales efforts and unaffiliated distributors. Oscor also sells many of its lead and catheter products to leading medical device companies on an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) basis.

Berlin Heart creates, manufactures, and sells innovative mechanical circulatory support systems. It covers the entire range of medical indications with its products EXCOR Adult and EXCOR Pediatric. It provides systems that can help patients of all ages and sizes, from newborns to adults. Its systems are used for left, right*, or biventricular (bilateral) circulatory support: EXCOR, Berlin Heart's paracorporeal VAD, is virtually unrivaled in the biventricular circulatory support domain.

Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute is a private company headquartered in Guangdong, China, that provides healthcare and surgical services.

EP MedSystems, Inc. manufactures medical equipment for visualization, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders. Its EP-3 Stimulator is a computerized electrophysiology clinical stimulator; EP-WorkMate monitor heart activity and stores arrhythmia data; and EP's ALERT system, treats arrhythmia by delivering low levels of electricity to the heart through a catheter. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in West Berlin, NJ.

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.

Tendyne Holdings, Inc. is a clinical stage medical device company focused on the development of minimally invasive therapies for the treatment of mitral regurgitation. Mitral regurgitation is a condition that afflicts hundreds of thousands of individuals worldwide every year. Formed in 2010, their first product concept is a transcatheter mitral valve replacement prosthesis for the treatment of mitral regurgitation. The intent is for the valve to be deployed and secured with no disruption to the native mitral annulus while preserving the sub-valvular apparatus. Placement of the valve is intended to be completed transapically in a simple procedure where the implanting physician is able to re-position, remove, and re-deploy their valve throughout the procedure.

Medwave, Inc. engages in the developing, manufacturing and selling of non-invasive, blood pressure measurement and monitoring systems related technologies. It develops sensor-based non-invasive blood pressure solutions. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN.

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Coherex Medical, Inc. designs, develops, and markets catheter-based technologies for the treatment of structural heart defects. It offers WaveCrest device that is placed in the opening of the left atrial appendage to reduce complications associated with other device types, as well as simplifies the implant procedures. The company was founded by Brian K. Whisenant and Clark C. Davis in 2003 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.