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Pacific Research Laboratories provides medical models for orthopedic and medical education through its division, Sawbones. It offers biomechanical test materials, the plastic replicas of implants and plates, and veterinary canine, equine and bovine models. Sawbones also provides internal medicine models that include thoracic, vascular, abdominal, and head and neck models. The company additionally offers clamps, saws, surgical blades, stands, specimen holders, charts, camera systems, cement and slurries. Its customers include Abbott Spine, Aesculap, Arthrex Instruments, Mitek Surgical Products, Stryker Orthopedics, Spinal Concepts, Implant Innovations, Johnson & Johnson, Henry Ford Hospital, Texas Orthopedic Hospital, TYCO Healthcare and the California Podiatric Association.

Physio-Control, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic, is located in Redmond, Wash. Physio-Control pioneered defibrillation technology more than 54 years ago. With nearly 800,000 LIFEPAK defibrillators distributed worldwide, the company is the world s leading provider of external defibrillation and monitoring technology for the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest and other cardio-respiratory emergencies.