Cardica, Inc. designs and manufactures medical devices for cardiac and other surgical procedures based on its proprietary stapling and cutting technology. It designs and manufactures its automated anastomosis product line, the C-Port Distal Anastomosis systems and PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis system to automate the joining of blood vessels for the coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery market. The company develops the C-Port Flex A Anastomosis system to enable automated anastomoses, or the joining of blood vessels, to be performed as part of minimally invasive and surgical robot-facilitated CABG procedures. In addition, Cardica is developing the Microcutter, a true multi-fire endoscopic stapling device designed to be used in a various procedures, including bariatric, thoracic, and general surgery. Cardica, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Prime Therapeutics company, a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM), is owned by and provides services to about a dozen Blue Cross Blue Shield organizations and their members. Prime also services other health care plans used by unions, employers, and third-party administrators, ultimately serving about 17 million members. The company's clients benefit from services that include pharmacy network management, benefit administration, claims processing, marketing support, report building, and formulary design, a process through which drugs are approved for use in a network.

Vascular Solutions, Inc., a medical device company, develops solutions to interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists worldwide. It provides Hemostat products, including D-Stat Dry hemostat, a topical thrombin-based pad with a bandage used to control surface bleeding; and D-Stat Flowable hemostat, a thick yet flowable thrombin-based mixture for preventing bleeding in subcutaneous pockets. The company also offers extraction catheters consisting of the Pronto V3 and Pronto LP extraction catheters and mechanical systems for the removal of soft thrombus from arteries; vein products, including Vari-Lase endovenous laser, a laser and procedure kit that is used for the treatment of varicose veins; and specialty catheters, such as Langston dual lumen catheters, Twin-Pass dual access catheters, GuideLiner catheters, Minnie support catheters, and Gopher catheters. In addition, it provides access products, which include Micro Elite and Expro Elite snares, the Guardian hemostasis valve, and guidewires used in connection with percutaneous access to the vasculature. Further, the company offers Acolysis ultrasound thrombolysis system for the treatment of peripheral vascular diseases in the international markets. Vascular Solutions, Inc. offers its products directly to the physicians through direct domestic sales force and international distribution network. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dean Health Systems provides a full range of medical care services to Cheeseheads throughout southern Wisconsin. Dean Health Systems owns and operates a network of dozens of multi-specialty clinics that provide specialty and primary care. It also operates a number of clinics it co-owns with partner St. Mary's Hospital. Additionally, Dean Health Systems, which is 95% physician-owned -- offers health insurance services through Dean Health Plan and clinical and research education through Dean Foundation. SSM Health Care, a nationwide hospital operator, owns 5% of Dean Health Systems.

Nipro Diagnostics,Inc. makes blood glucose monitoring systems and disposable supplies for diabetics, which it sells through retail pharmacies, mass merchandisers, managed care companies, mail service providers, and distributors around the globe. Nipro Diagnostics markets its testing systems and blood monitors through those distribution channels in two ways, under its own brand names -- including Sidekick, TrueTrack Smart System, TRUEread, and Prestige IQ -- and through co-branded partnerships. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese medical device maker Nipro.

St. Jude Medical's main products are pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), both of which use electrical impulses to shock irregularly beating hearts back into rhythm. St. Jude, which was founded in 1976, also makes mechanical and tissue heart valves; items used in interventional cardiology procedures, such as catheters and guidewires; and ablation systems used to treat atrial fibrillation. Its neuromodulation business makes implantable devices (similar to pacemakers) that treat chronic pain using electrical stimulation. The company markets its products worldwide through its own sales force and distributors.

Catholic Health East marries the physical and the spiritual in its vast network of not-for-profit health care facilities. As one of the largest religious health systems in the country, Catholic Health East carries out its mission of healing the sick through more than 30 acute-care hospitals, 25 freestanding and hospital-based long-term care facilities, about two dozen assisted living homes, and numerous behavioral health and rehabilitation centers. Operating in 11 states along the East Coast from Maine to Florida, Catholic Health East is also one of the country's largest providers of home health care services. The health care organization is sponsored by seven religious congregations and Hope Ministries.

ThermoGenesis Corp. makes equipment that harvests, freezes, and thaws stem cells and other blood components taken from adult sources like umbilical cord blood, placentas, and bone marrow. Its core products include the AutoXpress System (AXP), a medical device that retrieves stem cells from cord blood; and the BioArchive System, which freezes and stores stem cells harvested from such blood. Other products include Res-Q, which processes stems cells from bone marrow, and the plasma storage product ThermoLine. Founded in 1986, the company sells its products to cord blood banks, stem cell researchers, and clinical laboratories around the world.

American Medical Alert Corp (AMAC) provides health care communication and monitoring services. The company's Health Safety and Monitoring Services (HSMS) unit markets remote patient monitoring systems, including personal emergency response systems, health management and medication management systems, and safety monitoring systems. Its Telephony Based Communication Services (TBCS) unit provides telephone answering services and operates clinical trial recruitment call centers. Products are sold to consumers as well as health care facilities, such as home care, hospice, pharmacy, managed care, and other health care organizations.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) as a leading pediatric hospital, CHOP also has one of the largest pediatric research programs in the world. The nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children, it has about 445 beds at its primary facility and operates a pediatric health care network with owned or affiliated offices, clinics, and research facilities in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The hospital is a leader in formal pediatric medical training, pediatric emergency medicine, and adolescent medicine. CHOP's pediatricians also provide care at a number of other area hospitals.

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