Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon offers group and individual PPO and indemnity coverage, as well as, other health insurance products through a network of some 9,000 physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers. Lifewise's products also include Medicare supplemental insurance; vision, prescription drug, and dental benefits; and life and insurance through its affiliate, Lifewise Assurance Company.Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon company and its affiliates provide coverage to more than 1.5 million members in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Founded in 1986, Lifewise Health Plan of Oregon is a for-profit subsidiary of Premera Blue Cross.

Medtronic CardioVascular strives to mend broken hearts (and clogged arteries, too). A division of medical device maker Medtronic, the unit makes devices that treat conditions affecting the heart and circulatory system. Its products include stents and catheters for treating coronary and peripheral vascular conditions (such as atherosclerosis); stent grafts for fixing aortic aneurysms; products for open heart and coronary bypass surgery; mechanical and tissue heart valves; and surgical ablation technologies for treating cardiac arrythmias. Medtronic CardioVascular markets its products to specialty physicians around the globe.

Rush-Copley Medical center serves Illinois' Fox Valley area. The hospital has more than 180 beds and provides acute and tertiary medical services, including cardiac care, cancer treatment, women's services, and health education programs. Its Rush-Copley Surgery Center performs both day surgeries and inpatient procedures while its nearby Rush-Copley Healthcare Center houses doctors' offices, and offers outpatient diagnostic imaging services,. Other programs include a neuroscience center, home health care, and its Healthplex fitness center.

Retractable Technologies knows you can't be too safe when you work around needles all day. Retractable Technologies company develops, makes, and markets safety syringes and other injection technologies for the health care industry. Its flagship VanishPoint syringe retracts after injection, reducing the risk of both syringe reuse and accidental needlesticks (both are means of transmitting HIV and other infectious diseases). Retractable Technologies also makes blood collection needles and IV catheters using the VanishPoint technology, which was invented by the company's founder, CEO, and majority owner Thomas Shaw. The firm sells to hospitals and other care providers in the US and abroad, both directly and through distributors.

Aesculapius, the god of medicine, won't be unleashing his wrath on this company anytime soon. Aesculap, Inc. is the US-based unit of Aesculap AG, a leading global supplier of surgical instruments, which itself is a subsidiary of German medical device manufacturer B. Braun Melsungen. The company's products include handheld surgical instruments, implants, and sutures used in neurosurgery, as well as in cardiac, orthopedic, laparoscopic, reconstructive, thoracic, and gynecological surgical procedures. Aesculap, Inc. also makes electrosurgical devices and power systems, and it offers consulting, training, maintenance, and supply chain management services.

Bruker AXS helps companies X-ray their way to the next hot drug. The firm makes X-ray systems that can analyze the structure of small molecules and aid in drug discovery and materials research. Bruker's products assist pharmaceutical and biotech firms in studying protein structure abnormalities, the cause of many diseases. Chemical and raw material manufacturers use Bruker's systems in their research of materials for making such products as steel, semiconductors, and plastics. Bruker AXS sells its products in the Asia/Pacific, Europe, and the Americas through direct sales and distributors. The company is a subsidiary of Bruker Corporation. Sister subsidiary Bruker Daltonics manufactures mass spectrometers.

Danville Regional Medical Center (DRMC) serving residents of the Dan River Region in Danville, Virginia. Founded in 1884 as the Ladies Benevolent Society Home for the Sick, the hospital provides a variety of health care services such as home care, cancer treatment, psychiatry, and rehabilitation. Outpatient options include endoscopy (for gastrointestinal care), imaging, neurosurgical treatments, and pain management. DRMC administers a range of senior care services such as skilled nursing and coordination of assisted and independent living options. The health system is owned by LifePoint Hospitals.

BEST Life and Health Insurance really says it all with its name. BEST Life and Health Insurance company specializes in employer-sponsored group insurance and employee benefits. The insurer, which primarily serves customers in the western and midwestern US, provides products including life, medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance. Through affiliated companies (Best Health Plans and Best Re), BEST Life and Health Insurance company provides group health plans, benefits plan administration, and employer medical stop-loss insurance. Founded as Westgate Life Insurance Company in 1962, BEST Life and Health Insurance is licensed in nearly 40 states.

Otto Bock Healthcare PLC manufactures and distributes a range of prosthetic, orthotic, and other medical devices in the UK. Its products include prosthetic limbs, joints, breasts, and extremities; wheelchairs, custom seating, walkers, support and compression stockings, back support bandages, and shower seats. The majority of Otto Bock's products are distributed in the UK through NHS and private rehabilitation facitilities. The company is a subsidiary of German firm Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH.

Somanetics sells the INVOS System, a noninvasive device that monitors blood oxygen levels in the brain, primarily during surgery. Based on Somanetics' in vivo optical spectroscopy (INVOS) technology, the device's disposable SomaSensors and Oxyalert sensors attach to each side of the patient's forehead, and the firm's proprietary software displays oxygen levels on a computer screen. The company sells the INVOS System through a direct sales force in the US and through distributors abroad such as Covidien and Edwards Lifesciences. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Covidien.

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