CardiacAssist's products get your blood pumping, for real. The company makes the TandemHeart pVAD (percutaneous ventricular assist device), which pumps blood through the bodies of patients suffering from heart failure. Unlike most cardiac-assist devices, TandemHeart is available as both an external pump and an implantable device; meaning it can be used by interventional cardiologists in a cath lab and by cardiac surgeons in an operating room to provide short-term circulatory support. The company supplies its the device (and related accessories) to US hospitals through an in-house sales team and internationally through a network of European distributors. CardiacAssist was founded in 1996 by a group of investors.

IOP, Inc., headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, is an innovation-driven, medical technology company, providing specialty ophthalmic surgical devices worldwide. IOP, Inc. develops, commercializes and distributes a wide range of technologies to the oculoplastic, glaucoma and cornea subspecialty markets. IOP, Inc., founded in 1988, is focused on leading-edge surgical technologies. IOP, Inc. has leadership positions with bioimplants and devices for ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeries; glaucoma implant drainage technology; and bioimplants for a wide range of ophthalmic surgical applications.Through intimate relationships with key clinical and market leaders, IOP, Inc. has an established and focused technology-development pipeline. Innovative Ophthalmic Products believes it will lead to differentiated, unique technologies that will satisfy unmet surgeon and patient demands. IOP, Inc. uses a variety of innovative methods and strategic collaborations to develop and deliver technologies offering solutions. Innovative Ophthalmic Products has formed and currently maintains strategic alliances with OKTO Ophtho, Tutogen Medical, Inc., Molteno® Ophthalmic Ltd., Advanced Meditech International Inc. and Osmed GbH.

Meridian Medical Technologies (MMT) wards off attacks of allergies and nerve gas alike. The company develops and manufactures auto-injectors designed to provide emergency drug delivery. As a primary supplier to the US and allied governments and law enforcement agencies, MMT provides auto-injectors filled with antidotes to chemical nerve agents and insecticide poisoning, as well as anti-convulsant and pain medications, which are typically used by emergency responders. Its brands include AtroPen and DuoDote. The product best-known to civilians is the EpiPen auto-injector, which is filled with epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction). The company is a subsidiary of King Pharmaceuticals.

Crozer-Keystone is a cornerstone of health care in Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, western New Jersey. The system has five acute care hospitals including Community Hospital, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Springfield Hospital, and Taylor Hospital, which combined house about 760 beds. The system's facilities include Level II trauma, cancer, and fertility centers. It also operates family, occupational, and diagnostic health clinics, as well as home health and hospice agencies. Crozer-Keystone is actually a management company providing (what else?) management services. Clinical services and treatment are provided by its not-for-profit member hospitals operating as subsidiaries.

CardioMEMS wants patients to roam free with no strings (or wires) attached. The company has developed an implantable wireless sensing and communication technology for the human body. Its technology consists of include tiny battery-free sensors which can be implanted in the body and transmit information to external signal processing and monitor systems. The systems provide real-time data such as blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiac output to be read by physicians. CardioMEMS' only commercial device, the EndoSure Wireless AAA Pressure Measurement System, measures aneurysm sac pressure during abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and is used alongside traditional angiography.

Rex is a king of health care in Raleigh. Part of the UNC HealthCare System, Rex Healthcare is a not-for-profit health care provider which serves residents of Raleigh and the rest of Wake County, North Carolina. Founded in 1894, Rex Healthcare includes the 430-bed acute-care Rex Hospital and two nursing homes with 230 beds, as well as primary and specialty care clinics throughout the area. Specialty centers and clinics provide services such as birthing, cancer treatment, same-day surgery, heart and vascular care, pain management, and sleep disorder therapy. Rex also provides home health and mobile emergency medical services. UNC HealthCare also includes affiliate UNC Hospitals.

The University of Kansas Medical Center consists of educational facilities and the University of Kansas Hospital (KU Hospital). The hospital houses nearly 560 bed and 500 doctors. Its specialized services include emergency medicine, cardiology, cancer care, trauma care, and organ transplants, as well as stroke, prostate, and burn centers. KU Med's educational programs include a graduate school, as well as schools of medicine, nursing, and allied health. The medical center also houses health science research centers.

Masonicare was established in 1995, but its roots date back to 1895 when the Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut established a home for orphans and the elderly with Masonic ties. The not-for-profit corporation is led by CEO Stephen McPherson. It may have started out as a place for elderly Masons to retire to, but today Masonicare provides senior health care services to all Connecticut seniors, Mason or not. The firm operates retirement and nursing homes, skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, assisted living communities, and home and hospice care. In addition to physical therapy and rehabilitation, the group also provides inpatient and outpatient mental health care for seniors.

Established in 1989, we and our worldwide affiliates have processed and banked over 215,000 cord blood samples. Our unwavering commitment to quality demands that we continue to seek innovative approaches and applications of newly developed stem cell technologies. We are working to ensure that these new cellular therapies can reach their full potential-curing diseases and improving the health of our clients and their families. Cryo-Cell International Inc believes in maintaining the highest level of ethics and corporate responsibility, reflective in our Corporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Statement.

Chemed Corporation brings a professional dignity to times of transition and sewer line clogs. Operating through two major subsidiaries, Chemed Corporation offers hospice care to terminally ill patients through its VITAS Healthcare subsidiary which operates in some 15 US states. VITAS employs doctors, nurses, and other professionals to provide at-home and inpatient services in care facilities. Chemed's better-known Roto-Rooter subsidiary offers plumbing and drain-cleaning services for residential and commercial customers through company-owned, contractor-operated, and franchised locations, some 600 total. A stalwart of the industry, Roto-Rooter offers services throughout the US and in parts of Canada.

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