Pamela J. Turbeville

Datascope Corp. manufactures and distributes surgical equipments. The company provides medical instruments such as intra aortic balloon pumps and catheters for use in cardiology, radiology, anesthesiology, cardiovascular, vascular surgery and emergency medicine. It also develops vascular grafts and patches for reconstructive blood vessel surgeries as well as multifunction patient monitoring devices. The company was founded in 1964 as New York Corp. It is headquartered in Montvale, NJ.

Lifecore Biomedical LLC develops, manufactures and markets medical and surgical devices. It serves ophthalmic, orthopaedic and veterinary markets. The firm offers pharmaceutical grade sodium hyaluronate and hydrogels. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Chaska, MN.

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.

Image Sensing Systems, Inc. engages in the development and marketing of video and radar image processing products used in traffic applications such as intersection control, highway, bridge and tunnel traffic management, and traffic data collection. It operates through the Intersection and Highway business segments. The Intersection segment comprises sale of machine-vision product line, video products, international products, and royalties. The Highway segment consists of radar product lines sold domestically and internationally. The company was founded by Panos G. Michalopoulos on December 20, 1984 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

HeartSine Technologies LLC designs and develops automatic external cardiovascular defibrillator devices. Its products include samaritan PAD 450P with CPR rate advisor, samaritan PAD 350P with CPR coaching, samaritan PAD trainer family, Pad-Pak, heart trac, samaritan CPR, and accessories. The company was founded by Andrew O'hara, Drew Hofmann and John Anderson in 1998 and is headquartered in Newtown, PA.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Part of Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd., Sorin Group Japan Co. Ltd. is a medical equipment distributor. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Sorin Group Japan Co. was acquired by Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd. from Sorin SpA on October 11, 2007 for $4.14 million.

NeuroTherm, Inc. develops and manufactures products for the treatment of chronic pain. The company offers radiofrequency (RF) generators, RF electrodes, RF cannula, intradiscal therapies, discography systems, and epidural catheters. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Abbott Park, IL.

EPIEN Medical, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutic treatments for impaired skin restoration. It focuses on wound care, veterinary applications, and dermatological investigations. The company was founded by Michael Basara in 1991 and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, MN.

Argent International, Inc. is a private company that manufactures and distributes adhesives and die-cut solutions. The company is based in Plymouth, MI.

MicroPort CRM SRL engages in the production and distribution of medical devices. It specializes in the development of medical technologies for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The company is headquartered in Saluggia, Italy.