Dolf Meewis

Medtronic CoreValve LLC develops transcatheter technologies for failing aortic heart valves. Its proprietary ReValving System allows both percutaneous (PAVR) and transapical aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and is intended to provide an alternative to open-heart surgery. The company was founded by Jacques Seguin in 2001 and is located in Irvine, CA.

Interventional Technologies' products are helping to combat this. The company's major contributions have been in the field of microprecision fabrication techniques as applied to cardiovascular products. Some of these include: guide catheters, guide wires, microsurgical dilatation catheters, site-specific drug delivery catheters (injecting drugs, gene therapy or radio-pharmaceuticals directly into the coronary artery wall) and a photo-mask-and-etch-on-a-tube chemical milling manufacturing process for cardiovascular stents

Part of Circle S Feeds, Inc., Gore Bros., Inc. (New Mexico) manufactures animal foods. The company is based in Clovis, NM. Gore Bros., Inc. (New Mexico was acquired by Unifeed Hi-Pro, Inc., part of Circle S Feeds, Inc. from February 18, 2011 on April 28, 2008.

Part of The Home Depot, Inc., J&J, Inc. provides nickel and nickel alloy pipe and pipe fittings. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. J & J, Inc. was acquired by Hughes Supply, Inc. on November 01, 1996.

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.