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Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Vascular, Inc. is a company that manufactures cardiac and vascular care systems. The company is based in Abbott Park, IL.

GE Aviation Systems North America produces commercial and military jet engines and components as well as integrated digital, electric power, and mechanical systems for aircraft. It also maintains a service network for the support of its offerings. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

CardioKinetix, Inc. develops ventricular partitioning device for heart failure disease. It develops transcatheter implant called the Parachute Ventricular Partitioning Device, which intends to treat heart failure resulting from a heart attack in patients by improving overall cardiac function. The company was founded by Alexander Khairkhahan, Serjan D. Nikolic and Hugh R. Sharkey in 2002 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.