Wayne Y. Yamamoto

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.

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.

USCI, Inc. engages in marketing of telecommunications products and services with an emphasis on two principal markets: Internet telephony products and services and wireless services. The company also engages in the delivery of web-based accounts receivable management and recovery services through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in May 1995.

Sierra Medical Technologies, Inc. manufactures cosmetic surgery products. The private company is based in Carson City, NV.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Sybron Laboratory Products Corp manufactures, designs, and markets laboratory and dental supply products. The company is based in Milwaukee, WI.

The Davis Cos., Inc. operates as a staffing agency. It provides contract staffing, direct hire, payroll, managed staffing, and contract-to-hire services. The company was founded by Robert Davis in 1985 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Part of Cardinal Health, Inc., SciMed Ltd. is a British company that manufactures peripheral vascular and transcranial Doppler medical diagnostic devices. The company is based in Cheadle, UK. SciMed was acquired by VIASYS Healthcare, Inc. on January 14, 2003.

Machida Marketing, Inc. is a Japanese specialized trading company that deals with exterior gardening materials such as fences, gates, carports, garden rooms, concrete blocks, and bricks. The private company is based in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, and has subsidiaries in the Kanto area. The company's mission is to enhance the value of life through house and garden improvement. Ron Hadani has been the CEO of the company since 2003.

Part of Cogentix Medical, Inc., BEST Dysphagia Management Services, Inc. is a company that provides endoscopic swallowing tests to nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and assisted living settings. The company is based in Sarasota, FL. Ron Hadani has been the CEO of the company since 2007. BEST Dysphagia Management Services was acquired by Vision-Sciences, Inc. on October 01, 2007 for $0.45 million.

Helix Medical Systems Ltd. engages in the development and manufacture of automated ultrasound systems that aid in the diagnosis and detection of breast cancer. The company was founded by Arie Amara and Ron Hadani on September 6, 2004 and is headquartered in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

Keter Medical Ltd. develops road mapping system for diagnostic and treatment of cerebral ischemic stroke. The company was founded by Arie Amara in 2007 and is headquartered in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

V.V.T. Med Ltd. is an Israeli medical company that offers innovative solutions for the treatment of insufficiency conditions, both medical and aesthetic indications. The private company is based in Kfar Saba, Israel. The company's flagship product, ScleroSafe with V-Block, is designed to treat severely dilated and challenging Great Saphenous Vein (GSV) conditions. The company delivers a new standard of care in aesthetic and medical vein treatments by offering advanced non-thermal non-tumescent solutions. VVT Medical was founded in 2007 by Zeev Brandeis, and the CEO is Erez Tetro.

The Willow Group provides personal and family medical care services. The private company is based in Gosport, UK. The British company was founded by Nichol Bradford.