John Allison

Part of Medtronic Plc, Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc. is a company that manufactures and supplies respiratory care products. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA. Nellcor Puritan Bennett was acquired by Mallinckrodt, Inc.(Old) on August 26, 1997 for $1,805.05 million.

Carl Zeiss Vision, Inc. manufactures optical glasses. Its services include eyeglass lens coating, plating services, electro coating, dipping, wrapping, welding, brazing, and heat treatment services. The company is headquartered in Clackamas, OR.

Laserscope, Inc. manufactures medical laser systems for surgical and aesthetic applications. Its products are used to perform treatments including the removal of leg and facial veins, unwanted hair, pseudo-folliculitis and wrinkles. Laserscope was founded by Robert J. Pressley and Rodney C. Perkins in 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

ADAC Laboratories, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets medical imaging equipment and radiation theraphy planning and health care information software processing systems in hospitals and clinics. The company offers two types of gamma cameras, single head and dual head cameras. The company's imaging and information systems are used in nuclear medicine, radiology, cardiology and oncology. The company has foreign operations in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom and Italy. It is located in Milpitas, CA.

Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Voyage Medical, Inc. develops medical imaging and therapeutic technology. Its endocardial visualization ablation catheter - IRIS system provides physicians a real-time high-resolution color view of treatment areas, such as in the ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). The firm's IRIS Cardiac ablation catheter enables electrophysiologists to visually guide energy delivery to targeted endocardial anatomy during percutaneous AF ablation procedures, ensuring optimal lesion formation and no gaps. The company was founded by Vahid C. Saadat in 2006 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

St. Jude Medical LLC develops, manufactures and distributes cardiovascular medical devices for the global cardiac rhythm management, cardiovascular and atrial fibrillation therapy areas and neurostimulation medical devices for the management of chronic pain. The company was founded by Manuel A. Villafana in 1976 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.