Steven Collis

Thoratec Corp. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary medical devices used for circulatory support for the treatment of heart failure patients. The company's products include Ventricular Assist Devices, HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist System, HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System, Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device and Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist. It also manufactures and markets the CentriMag Acute Circulatory System, HeartMate II, PVAD, IVAD and for pediatric patients PediMag/PediVAS Acute Circulatory System. Its ventricular assist devices products primarily serve patients suffering from late-stage heart failure. Heart Failure is a chronic disease that occurs when degeneration of the heart muscle reduces the pumping power of the heart, causing the heart to become too weak to pump blood at a level sufficient to meet the body's demands. The company operates its business through the Cardiovascular group segment, which develops, manufactures mechanical circulatory products to support the cardiovascular systems of humans and to provide product-related services. Thoratec was founded in March 1976 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Part of Cencora, Inc., ASD Specialty Healthcare LLC is a specialty healthcare distribution company. The private company is based in Frisco, TX. The company serves 95 percent of hospitals and 80 percent of retail pharmacies in the United States, as well as centers, home healthcare companies, specialty pharmacies, physicians, dialysis centers, family planning clinics and other providers. ASD Healthcare belongs to the AmerisourceBergen family of companies.

Bellco Drug Corp. operates a chain of retail pharmacies. The firm distributes generic products including pharmaceuticals, OTC, and health and beauty care products. The company is headquartered in North Amityville, NY.

The American National Red Cross provides blood collections and disaster relief services. The firm provides neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, emergency assistance, disaster relief and education. It offers compensate services such as support and comfort for military members and their families, the collection, processing and distribution of blood products, educational programs that promote health and safety, and international relief and development programs. The company was founded by Clarissa Harlowe Barton in 1881 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. supplies animal health products to veterinary practitioners. It offers pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, capital equipment, supplies, specialty products, veterinary pet food and nutritional products. Its pharmaceutical products include anesthetics, analgesics, antibiotics, ophthalmics and hormones vaccine. The company was founded by Millard Wallace Ickes in 1976 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

Sterling Medical Services LLC provided medical supplies and health management services. The company was headquartered in Moorestown, NJ.