Eyelogic's software and associated computer hardware and ophthalmic equipment are designed to make eye testing easier -- so easy that it can be performed by a technician rather than the doctor. The software can coordinate input from existing automated instruments and the system includes an automated refractor, an autolensometer, and more. According to the company, product development began after an ophthalmologist in Calgary grew bored with always having to perform manual refractions and decided to try to automate the process. Eyelogic Systems has been in business since 1996.

Alphatec Spine designs, develops, manufactures and markets a full line of spinal implants and surgical instruments. Since our company's founding in 1990, we have developed a full-line of innovative products for spine surgeons. During that time, our focus has been on working to improve the quality of life of patients with spine disorders and to continue to innovate new products that advance the science of spinal surgery. Moving forward, we will continue this core mission. However, in analyzing our business and our product pipeline, we will also stake a leadership position in a segment of the spine market that has been underserved - the aging spine.Aging spine patients (65 years and older) have a desire to alleviate the pain and discomfort caused by disorders such as osteoporosis (which results in 700,000 annual vertebral compression fractures), adult scoliosis (which is prevalent in 60 percent of this age group) and spondylolisthesis (which afflicts 12 percent of men and 30 percent of women in the aging population). According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, one in two women and one in four men over age 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis. It is estimated that 10 million Americans currently suffer from osteoporosis and 34 million more are at risk of developing it.

Biosound Esaote manufactures electronic diagnostic imaging equipment for the medical industry, and specializes in portable ultrasound equipment. The company's ultrasound equipment is used for abdominal, cardiac, obstetric, and vascular imaging, as well as other applications. Biosound Esaote's products are sold to mobile and stationary health clinics, doctors offices, imaging centers, and hospitals, primarily under the MyLab brand. The company is a subsidiary of Italian ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment maker Esaote.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is a community health system serving the residents of Florida's state capital and surrounding communities. The system is anchored by Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, a not-for-profit facility with about 770 beds. Founded in 1948, the hospital provides general medical and surgical care, as well as specialty care in a number of areas, including oncology, rehabilitation, women's and children's health, obesity, and diabetes. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare also offers a family practice residency program and provides primary medical care through a handful of regional clinics. It has a 60-bed psychiatric hospital, and offers adult day care and home health care services.

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.

Welch Allyn has a long history of finding solutions that help solve patient care problems. The company was founded in 1915 when Dr. Francis A. Welch and William Noah Allyn built the world's first handheld direct-illuminating ophthalmoscope. The company has since expanded its offering of diagnostic and therapeutic devices to include blood pressure scopes, otoscopes, stethoscopes, thermometers, exam lamps, patient monitoring systems, and cardiac defibrillators. Welch Allyn is also a maker of diagnostic veterinary devices, and it provides supply chain consulting and product support and training services. Descendents of the founding Allyn family own the company and continue to be involved in its management.

Cantel Medical Corp. provides infection prevention and control products in the healthcare market. It operates in six segments: Water Purification and Filtration, Healthcare Disposables, Dialysis, Endoscope Reprocessing, Therapeutic Filtration, and Specialty Packaging. The Water Purification and Filtration segment provides water purification equipment and services, filtration and separation products, and disinfectants for the medical, pharmaceutical, biotech, beverage, and commercial industrial markets. The Healthcare Disposables segment offers single-use, infection control products, including face masks, towels and bibs, tray covers, saliva ejectors, germicidal wipes, plastic cups, sterilization pouches, and disinfectants used principally in the dental market. The Dialysis segment provides medical device reprocessing systems, sterilants/disinfectants, dialysate concentrates, and other supplies for renal dialysis. The Endoscope Reprocessing segment offers medical device reprocessing systems, disinfectants, enzymatic detergents, and other supplies used to clean and disinfect flexible endoscopes. The Therapeutic Filtration segment provides hollow fiber membrane filtration and separation technologies for medical applications. The Specialty Packaging segment offers specialty packaging and thermal control products, as well as related compliance training, for the transport of infectious and biological specimens and thermally sensitive pharmaceutical, and other medical products. The company sells its products through its own direct distribution network, as well as through third-party distributors. It operates in the United States, Canada, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and South America. Cantel Medical Corp. was founded in 1963 and is based in Little Falls, New Jersey.

Nanosphere is offering molecular diagnostics for the masses: Its molecular testing system is intended for use in hospital-based laboratories that don't have the money or expertise to maintain the complex genomic testing equipment often reserved for reference labs and research centers. Known as Verigene, the company's diagnostic system is a more compact and simpler workstation designed to perform multiple genomic and protein tests simultaneously on a single sample. The company also sells Verigene-compatible tests, including hematology, cystic fibrosis, and influenza diagnostic assays. Nanosphere has several other tests, including HPV (the virus that causes cervical cancer) in the works.

BREG is in the business of broken bones -- and sprained ankles and wounded ACLs and all kinds of other injuries to the bones, joints, and ligaments that afflict athletes and non-athletes alike. A maker of orthopedic braces and other devices, BREG's product line includes soft goods, functional braces, and post-operative immobilizers for joints and body parts from shoulder to foot. The sports medicine company also makes devices for rehabilitation and pain management, such as home physical therapy kits and cold therapy products. BREG is a subsidiary of Orthofix International and accounts for nearly 20% of its parent's sales.

CEP America has just what the hospital ordered! CEP America company provides staffing, consulting, and management services to hospital emergency rooms. It operates primarily along the West Coast, but also has clients in Illinois, Georgia, and Texas. Established in 1975, CEP is comprised of a group of about 1,400 physicians, each of whom also own a small stake of the company (no one owner holds more than 0.5%).CEP America company operates out of about 70 physician practices scattered throughout its services areas. CEP grows by recruiting new physician practices to buy into the company. Its biggest concentration of providers is in California, where clients include Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and Marin General Hospital.

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