Heartport is an entrepreneurial medical device maker that has introduced several innovative systems for conducting less-invasive cardiac surgery. The company was founded by John H. Stevens and Wesley D. Sterman. Heartport manufactures and markets less invasive cardiac surgery products that enable surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. In April 2001, Heartport was merged with and into CARDIOVATIONS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Heartport continues to operate as a part of the division of Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. Ethicon is a global leader in developing and marketing products for surgery in the areas of wound closure and wound management, surgical sports medicine, women's health and cardiovascular surgery.

Edwards Lifesciences AG, a subsidiary of Edwards Lifesciences Corp., is a Swiss company located in Nyon that manufactures and distributes healthcare equipment.

Part of Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Edwards Lifesciences LLC is a company headquartered in Irvine, CA. The firm develops and manufactures heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring systems. It was founded in 1958. Michael A. Mussallem has been the CEO since 2000.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Maquet Cardiopulmonary GmbH, part of Getinge AB, is a company headquartered in Rastatt, Germany. The firm manufactures cardiohelp systems. It was founded in 2015. Mikael Johansson is the CEO, in this role since 2016.

Xvivo Perfusion AB is a medical technology company. It involves in developing and marketing solutions and systems for assessing the usability of organs, and maintaining organs in good condition outside the body pending transplantation. Its products include XPS, XPS Disposable Kit, Steen Solution, Organ Chamber, Lung Cannula Set, Perfadex and Silicone Tubing Set. It operates through the Durable Goods and Non-Durable Goods segments. The Durable Goods segment includes sales and rental revenues from machines. The Non-Durable Goods segment covers sales of goods and services that are not durable goods. The company was founded by Magnus Nilsson on December 17, 1998 and is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Laerdal Medical AS provides first aid and emergency medicine products. It offers airway management, immobilizers, spineboards, defibrillators, as well as technical services. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.

BiomedInnovations is a medical device company that makes precision air and fluid flow devices, including products for lung ventilators and ex-vivo organ and tissue perfusion.

SCIMED Life Systems is a Manufacturing company.

Cordis Corp. develops and manufactures devices for interventional vascular medicine and electrophysiology. The firm's products include guidewires, balloons, forceps, catheters, and stents to treat a variety of circulatory system problems including coronary artery disease and cerebral aneurysms. The company was founded by William P. Murphy Jr. in 1959 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., part of Intuitive Surgical, Inc., is an American company. The firm wholesales medical equipment.

Minnetronix Medical is a contract manufacturer, designer, and distributor of medical devices. They develop, manufacture, and commercialize medical device technologies. They create technology segments including RF energy, fluid, gas management, optical systems, and wearables from design and manufacturing services to product solutions.

Ed Geistlich S��hne AG F��r Chemische Industrie is a multi-national private company headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland. The firm operates as holding company.

Cardeon Corp. develops devices based on the principle of hypothermia to protect the brain against damage during or after cardiovascular and other surgical procedures. The company's technology also segments the brain circulation from the corporeal circulation to keep the brain free of emboli. The company is located in Cupertino, CA.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used principally to treat cardiovascular disease.

STARR Life Sciences Corp. develops products for mice, rats, and other small animals. Its products include MouseOx pulse, telemetry system, running wheels and infrared motion detectors. The company was founded by Eric W. Starr in 2004 and is headquartered in Oakmont, PA.^\n^

CeloNova BioSciences, Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a global medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets a family of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular products. Our products are developed and manufactured in California, U.S.A. and Germany. The Company’s regional offices are located in Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Austria. CeloNova’s Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular products are currently available in more than fifty countries.