Hoya Surgical Optics Incorporated

Masimo Corporation is a privately held medical technology company that develops, licenses and markets advanced medical signal processing technologies and products for the noninvasive monitoring of patient vital signs. The company invented and provides Signal Extraction Technology. Masimo Signal Extraction Technology, or Masimo SET, provides a standard of care for pulse oximeters. With its introduction in 1996, Masimo SET prevented occurrences of data dropouts, false alarms and inaccurate measurements due to patient motion, low perfusion and other challenging conditions. Additional products offered by the company include the Rad-Link wireless monitoring and communication system, the MicroGas qualitative oxygenation and pulmonary indicator device and the Tosca single sensor pulse rate system. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., the company was founded in 1989.

Founded in 1979, Nihon Kohden America provides a range of navigational, measuring, medical and control instruments. It offers patient monitoring, sleep assessment, neurology and cardiology equipment. The company s products are distributed to hospitals, physicians practices, mobile services, and outpatient and surgery centers throughout the United States. Nihon Kohden America also offers sleep laboratory accreditation, continuing education units assistance, and advanced hands-on intraoperative and biomedical training programs. It provides electroencephalographs and intensive care unit monitoring equipment, as well as various neurology accessories, including adhesives, gels, electrodes, stimulators and cable connectors. The company offers bedside monitors, central stations and telemetry systems. Nihon Kohden America additionally provides veterinary and physician electrocardiographs. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nihon Kohden Corporation.

Founded in 1969, Mentor Corporation is one of the world s leading suppliers of medical products for the aesthetics market. The company develops, manufactures and markets science-based products to treat chronic medical conditions and restore physical functions. It specializes in the production of catheters. Mentor Corporation has sales offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands. The company offers a selection of synthetic hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler and botulinum toxin products. In addition, it provides implant devices for breast augmentation and reconstruction purposes. Mentor Corporation employs more than 1,200 people worldwide. The company also offers clinical equipment for plastic surgery and urology procedures. It is a part of Johnson & Johnson.