Patrick Reynolds

Implantable Provider Group, Inc. provides surgical cost management solutions. It offers programs that enable health plan partners to manage surgical and implant costs. The company was founded by Michael S. Jones and Fred Aycock in 2004 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Part of Boston Scientific Corp., Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. is a company that specializes in implanting pacemakers in patients with an abnormally low heart rate. The company is based in St. Paul, MN. The pacemakers are implanted under the skin, in the chest area, and are connected to the heart by transvenous leads that conduct electrical impulses to pace the heart and restore a normal heart rhythm. Patients implanted with a pacemaker must be regularly monitored by their cardiologist to ensure that the pacing system is working correctly. The company was founded by Manny A. Villafana.

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.