Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc

Founded in 2005, Ascent Healthcare Solutions was created through the merger of Alliance Medical Corporation and Vanguard Medical Concepts in Arizona and Florida. The company has a staff of more than 800 individuals. Ascent Healthcare Solutions is a privately held company that serves approximately 1,700 hospitals and surgery centers in the United States. Its partners include hospitals, integrated delivery networks, group purchasing organizations and surgery and academic medical centers, such as Amerinet and Henry Ford Health System. Ascent Healthcare Solutions offers device reprocessing and remanufacturing services for a range of clinical areas, including cardiology, electrophysiology, laparoscopy, arthroscopy, ophthalmology, gastroenterology and oxymetry.

Bio-Concepts, established in 1976, was first demonstrated at the physical therapy conference in Phoenix in 1980. Bio-Concepts is the manufacturer of custom-made pressure garments. The company makes therapeutic pressure garment for patients to deliver any range of pressures available in 30 colors and six different fabrics. It dyes its garments on-site using high temperature color-fast processes. Its custom pressure garments feature free complete measuring kits, direct access to the designers, silicone-bonded textile, five fabric textures and weights, 30 color choices, three glove styles, face mask hair protectors, expansion panels and stretch inserts, draped linings and zipper pull strings. Bio-Concepts is located in Phoenix, Ariz.

Founded in 1980, Trimedyne is a manufacturer of lasers and disposable fiber optic delivery devices for use in a variety of minimally invasive surgical procedures, including those in the fields of urology; orthopedics; ear, nose and throat surgery; gynecology; gastrointestinal surgery; and general surgery. The company s lasers and proprietary delivery systems are designed to reduce the bleeding and trauma of conventional surgery, reduce or eliminate hospital stays and shorten recuperation time. Cardiodyne, a 90 percent subsidiary of Trimedyne, is developing a heart revascularization laser system for cardiovascular surgeons and cardiologists to treat coronary artery disease, the largest single killer among medical conditions and diseases. Trimedyne is headquartered in Irvine, Calif.