Al Diaz

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

MiCardia Corp. designs, develops, and commercializes implantable medical devices. The firm offers implantable devices for the treatment of heart diseases, such as mitral valve regurgitation and congestive heart failure. It also provides enCor, an annuloplasty device that corrects residual mitral regurgitation on a beating heart. The company was founded in November 2004 by Michael R. Henson, Shawn Moaddeb and Samuel M. Shaolian and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

VasoNova, Inc. manufactures and markets medical devices. The company was founded by Sorin Grunwald and Bradley B. Hill in 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

ClearFlow, Inc. develops surgical and medical devices. Its products are based on proprietary tube clearance technologies to resolve catheter clogging in other medical market segments, including urinary catheters, gastrointestinal catheters, and wound drainage. The company was founded by Andrew D. Firlik, Marc A. Gillinov and Edward M. Boyle Jr. in 2006 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Laerdal Medical Corp. designs, develops, and manufactures basic and advanced life support training products. Its products include Tuff Kelly, Extri Kelly, Crash Kelly, and Choking Charlie. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Wappingers Falls, NY.

Advanced Interventional Systems, Inc. manufactures surgical lasers. The company is based in Irvine, CA. The company was founded by Frank Litvack, Roger J. Guidi. Advanced Interventional Systems was acquired by Spectranetics LLC, part of Koninklijke Philips NV from August 10, 2017 on June 13, 1994.