Guidant Corporation pioneers lifesaving technology, giving an opportunity for better life today to millions of cardiac and vascular patients worldwide. The company, driven by a strong entrepreneurial culture of more than 12,000 employees, develops, manufactures and markets a broad array... more

Medtronic, Inc. (Medtronic) is a global player in medical technology, alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life for millions of people around the world. The Company operates in seven business segments: Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management (CRDM); Spinal; CardioVascular;... more

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Edwards Lifesciences) is a global player in products and technologies designed to treat cardiovascular disease. The Company focuses on specific cardiovascular opportunities, including heart valve disease, critical care technologies and peripheral vascular... more

CryoLife, Inc. (CryoLife) develops and commercializes biomaterials, implantable medical devices, and preserves and distributes human tissues for cardiovascular and vascular transplant applications. The Company’s biomaterials and implantable devices include BioGlue Surgical Adhesive... more

ATS Medical, Inc. (ATS) develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices primary focused on devices used by cardiovascular surgeons in the cardiac surgery operating theatre. Product offerings include devices for the treatment of structural heart disease with a focus on heart valve... more

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (St. Jude) develops, manufactures and distributes cardiovascular medical devices for the global cardiac rhythm management, cardiology and cardiac surgery and atrial fibrillation therapy areas and implantable neurostimulation devices for the management of chronic... more

RTI also holds the patents on BioCleanse, a proven tissue sterilization process validated to eliminate viruses, bacteria, fungi and spores from tissue without impacting the structural or biomechanical integrity of the tissue. The company has distributed more than half a million allograft... more

MedicalCV, Inc. (the "Company") is committed to conducting its business with the highest standards of integrity and honesty and in compliance with applicable law. This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics ("Code") is an overarching code of conduct and is intended to confirm our commitment... more

Edwards is a leading global supplier of integrated vacuum and abatement solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells and a leader in vacuum technology for industrial, scientific, process and R&D applications. The company employs around 3,600... more

AorTech International plc, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the development of biomaterials. The Company develops and manufactures biostable, implantable polymers, including Elast-Eon, the biostable implantable silicone-urethane copolymer. Elast-Eon is used in cardiology,... more

Myocor® is a clinical stage medical device company dedicated to developing less invasive therapeutic options for the treatment of mitral regurgitation and heart failure. Myocor designed the Coapsys® platform technology to provide a complete and less invasive solution for the treatment... more

Founded in 1999, Evalve, Inc. -- headquartered in Menlo Park, California -- has developed a proprietary system which enables percutaneous repair of cardiac valves. The company's initial products are intended to reduce the risks, trauma and costs associated with current open, arrested... more

Founded in 1969, CarboMedics has shaped the evolution of mechanical heart valve replacements. Our commitment to surgeons and patients continues as we apply our technology to help people feel better at heart.

Vascutek is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of vascular products for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Based at a custom built facility in Scotland, Vascutek uses innovative vascular technologies to develop products that address the needs of... more

3F Therapeutics, Inc. was formed in late 1998 to develop, manufacture, and market innovative cardiovascular devices for patients with currently unmet clinical needs. The Company's products are intended to significantly improve upon the performance of heart valves presently in the market... more

Arbor Surgical Technologies, Inc. with facilities located in Irvine and Portola Valley, CA (USA), is a privately held cardiovascular medical device company focused on the heart valve replacement market. Founded in 2002 by Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty and noted heart valve designer, Ernie Lane,... more

Percutaneous Valve Technologies (PVT) was founded in 1999 by Dr. Alain Cribier, Dr. Martin Leon, Mr. Stanley Rabinovich and Mr. Stanton Rowe. Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. (PVT) located in Fort Lee, NJ, with a subsidiary in Israel, is a privately held medical technology company... more

Founded in 2001, privately held CoreValve-which is headquartered in Irvine, California-has developed a proprietary delivery system and tissue heart valve for percutaneous heart valve replacement. Based on a novel catheter-and-self-expanding-frame approach on a beating heart, the... more

ValveXchange Inc. ("VXi") is dedicated to improving the lives of patients requiring heart valve replacements. VXi holds patented technology on a two-piece bioprosthetic tissue valve that resolves the long standing compromises between conventional mechanical and tissue heart valves. The... more

MiCardia Corporation is an early stage venture dedicated to designing, developing and commercializing minimally invasive methods to treat heart valve disease - Mitral Valve Regurgitation (MR), Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). The Company was formed in... more

TriCardium is a closely held private equity company, headquartered in New York City, specializing in the development of devices to assist in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The management team consists of experienced and successful medical product industry professionals.... more

On-X Life Technologies, Inc. (On-X LTI) develops heart valve replacements that significantly improve the quality of life for patients. The On-X valve design was awarded a 2002 Medical Device Excellence Award in the Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products category. On-X LTI also provides... more