ReGen Biologics, Inc. makes tissue implants and medical devices that are used to repair damaged or degenerating cartilage. ReGen's product line focuses on the repair and preservation of the meniscus, a piece of cartilage found in the knees. The company makes Menaflex, a collagen matrix product designed to halt deterioration, support natural regrowth of tissue, restore function, and reduce pain; the implant is approved for sale in Europe and the US (though its approval is under review in the US market). ReGen also makes the SharpShooter Tissue Repair System, a suturing device used in the Menaflex implantation procedure.

Alameda Alliance for Health is a not-for-profit provider of health insurance and related products to more than 90,000 members in California's Alameda County. The company's programs include Medi-Cal (low-income insurance), Healthy Families (low-cost insurance for children), and Alliance Group Care (employer-sponsored coverage). Its network includes approximately 1,700 physicians, 15 hospitals, 30 community health centers, and 140 pharmacies. The company also offers health education, cultural, and lingual programs. Alameda Alliance was founded by the residents of Alameda County in 1996.

Sisters opened a private hospital, establishing the foundation for what would eventually be the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System (SCLHS). Today, the not-for-profit health care organization operates nine hospitals and four clinics throughout California, Colorado, Kansas, and Montana, with a total of more than 2,000 beds. Its facilities include acute care, extended care, and rehabilitation services. True to its name, the organization's facilities continue to provide health services to low-income and uninsured people.

St. Joseph Hospital of Orange serves Orange County and surrounding area residents, providing general medical and surgical services, as well as specialty care in a number of areas. Its range of clinical services includes women's health care, mental health services, oncology, cardiology, and physical rehabilitation. Part of the St. Joseph Health System, the hospital provides primary care and specialty outpatient services through a network of affiliated physician practices. It also operates low-income and mobile clinics. Founded in 1929 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, the hospital has about 525 beds and a medical staff of some 1,000.

VITAS Healthcare is a vital provider of hospice services in the US. The firm, a subsidiary of Chemed, is a top national provider, serving patients through some 45 programs in 15 states and Washington, DC. VITAS Healthcare Corporation cares for terminally ill patients primarily in their homes, but also at its own inpatient hospice facilities and in nursing homes and hospitals. Its services -- provided by teams of nurses, doctors, aides, and social workers -- focus on managing pain and symptoms, providing personal care, helping with financial arrangements, handling equipment and medications, and offering emotional and spiritual support. VITAS Healthcare Corporation also provides bereavement services and grief counseling to patients' families.

Children's Health System, Inc. not-for-profit system was formed in 1961. You don't have to be royalty to be a patient at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD). CHKD is Virginia's only free-standing, full-service pediatric facility, and as such provides medical, dental, and therapeutic services to children and adolescents through the age of 21 years old. The 210-bed hospital has a staff of more than 500 physicians, and has the state's only dedicated pediatric emergency center, which gets more than 47,000 patient visits each year. CHKD also operates several outpatient pediatric centers throughout the state.

Vyteris believes its method of drug delivery is jolting. Vyteris company is developing transdermal drug delivery systems that get medicine into the patient's system without needles. Its delivery system uses low-level electrical stimulation to inject topical medications into patients. Vyteris already has one FDA-approved product: LidoSite is a topical analgesic distributed by B. Braun Medical and LabCorp. Vyteris company is developing a peptide delivery system through a partnership with Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Entrepreneur Kevin Kimberlin owns a controlling interest in the company.

NuVasive company makes and markets medical devices for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders. NuVasive's products are primarily used in spinal fusion surgeries. Its minimally disruptive Maximum Access Surgery (MAS) platform enables surgeons to access the spine from the side of the body instead of from the front or back, and helps them avoid hitting nerves. NuVasive also offers the mesh, plates, screws, and biological implants (including allograft tissue) used with its MAS system.NuVasive company sells its FDA-approved products through a network of exclusive independent sales agencies, as well as NuVasive employees who target specific regions.

OPRS was established in 1922. Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Service (OPRS) operates a network of continuing care retirement communities in Ohio. The company offers services through about a dozen senior living communities across the state and serves some 6,000 residents. The centers include skilled nursing, assisted living, and independent living residences. Through its Senior Independence program, the not-for-profit organization also provides independent-living services to about 75,000 seniors in Ohio, including adult day care, home health, hospice, and community health clinics.

The Stereotaxis NIOBE System is used to treat coronary artery disease and abnormal heart rhythms known as arrhythmias. Via digital remote control, doctors steer catheters, guidewires, and stent delivery devices through blood vessels all the way to the chambers of the heart (and all the way back out, if necessary) in a procedure that is less invasive than traditional heart bypass surgery. Stereotaxis markets the cardiology instrument control system to interventional surgery labs (or "cath labs"), research hospitals, and large commercial medical centers worldwide.

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