The future of sutures is what medical device company SuturTek is all about. The company develops and manufactures patented needle-protective suturing devices that may be used in place of manual hand-suturing techniques during certain medical procedures for wound closure. SuturTek's line of suturing products include reusable hand-held devices that hold disposable cartridges preloaded with curved needles. Use of the suturing devices aids in the prevention of suture needle sticks and blood-borne virus infections and reduces related risks and liabilities. The company was founded by president and CEO Jerry Brecher and CTO John Meade, and it is backed by venture capital investment firms.

Bovie Medical Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of medical products and devices, primarily electrosurgical generators and disposables in the United States and Canada. The company offers electrosurgery line of products, including desiccators, generators, electrodes, electrosurgical pencils, and various ancillary disposable products used during surgical procedures in gynecology, urology, plastic surgery, dermatology, veterinary, and other surgical markets for the cutting and coagulation of tissue. Its product line comprises Aaron 900 and Aaron 940, desiccators designed primarily for dermatology and family practice physicians; Aaron 950, a desiccator with cut capacity for outpatient surgical procedures; Aaron 1250U, a 120-watt multipurpose electrosurgery generator, as well as various digital electrosurgery generators; and the SEER line of products for liver, pancreatic, and kidney tumor therapies. The company also offers battery operated cauteries for sculpting woven grafts in bypass surgery and vasectomies; evacuation of subungual hematoma; and for arresting bleeding in various surgeries. In addition, it manufactures specialty lighting instruments for use in ophthalmology; and specialty lighting instruments for general surgery, hip replacement surgery, and for the placement of endotracheal tubes in emergency and surgical procedures, as well as offers physicians’ office use penlights. Further, the company provides a nerve locator stimulator primarily used for identifying motor nerves in hand and facial reconstructive surgery. Bovie Medical Corporation was founded in 1982 and is based in Melville, New York.

Crawford Memorial Hospital & Health Services provides acute care to residents of Crawford County in Illinois. Its hospital has about 25 acute care beds. Specialized services include cardiac rehabilitation, orthopedics, home health care, and emergency medicine. The hospital, founded in 1961, also offers a birthing center with prenatal education and breast-feeding classes. Crawford Memorial Hospital & Health Services operates a handful of rural health clinics staffed with physicians and physicians' assistants offering primary care to medically underserved areas.

Union Health Service brings together doctors and patients in the Chicago area.Union Health Service company is a not-for-profit health care services provider which supplies health insurance to its members through HMO (health maintenance organization) and medical prepayment plans. Union Health Service also provides primary health care, as well as vision, laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy services, to its members through about 20 group practice clinics in Aurora, Chicago, Norridge, Oak Park, and other area communities. The company was established in 1955.

NTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center is the flagship hospital for nonprofit INTEGRIS Health. The Oklahoma City-based medical center has more than 500 beds. Integris Baptist is home to specialty care facilities for burns, women's health, infertility, cardiac care, organ transplantation, cancer treatment, and more. The company also has centers for wellness, senior care, and weight loss. It also provides medical internship and training programs. INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center opened its doors in 1959 with 200 beds.

Guided Therapeutics (formerly SpectRx) can shed some light on your condition. The firm is developing diagnostic products, including a cervical cancer detection device, using its proprietary biophotonic technology known as LightTouch. The technology uses optics and spectroscopy to provide doctors with non-invasive diagnostic methods for finding cancer. In order to zero in on its diagnostic business, the company in 2007 sold its SimpleChoice line of insulin pumps, which diabetics use to control blood glucose levels, to ICU Medical; it changed its name to Guided Therapeutics the following year to reflect its new focus.

Founded in 1998, Catholic Health System (including Kenmore Mercy, Sisters of Charity, Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, and St. Joseph's) have a capacity of about 800 beds. The health care system, recognized for its cardiac services, serves residents of western New York through its network of four hospitals and over a dozen primary care centers, as well as long-term care facilities, diagnostic and treatment centers, and assorted other health care sites. Catholic Health is also well-known for its women's health, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services and is a leading provider of elderly care in the region.

Flagstaff Medical Center serves the residents of northern Arizona. Founded in 1936, the not-for-profit hospital is part of the Northern Arizona Healthcare family. It has some 270 beds and its medical staff includes about 200 physicians. The hospital offers cancer, heart, sports medicine, joint surgery, and women and infants' centers. Other medical services include behavioral health, audiology, diabetes care, home health, hospice, and ambulance and air flight transportation. In addition, Flagstaff Medical Center provides training courses for health care professionals. The hospital's emergency department treats about 40,000 patients each year.

Alamance Regional Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital serving the residents of North Carolina. Formed in 1995, the medical center has some 240 beds. Services include cancer care, behavioral health, cardiology, radiology, women's services, and home health care. It also provides a sleep lab, pain center, and birthing center. Its satellite Mebane Medical Park includes general practice, surgery, and cancer centers, and the West End Medical Park provides primary care. Other facilities include a pediatric rehabilitation clinic, sports rehabilitation center, a nursing home, and a retirement community.

DENTSPLY International Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets dental consumable products, dental laboratory products, and dental specialty products worldwide. The company’s dental consumable products include dental sundries, such as dental anesthetics, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, impression materials, restorative materials, tooth whiteners, and topical fluoride; and small equipment, including high and low speed handpieces, intraoral curing light systems, dental diagnostic systems, and ultrasonic scalers and polishers used in dental offices. Its dental laboratory products comprise dental prosthetics, including artificial teeth, precious metal dental alloys, dental ceramics, and crown and bridge materials, as well as equipment, such as computer aided machining ceramic systems, and porcelain furnaces used in the preparation of dental appliances by dental laboratories. The company’s dental specialty products consist of endodontic instruments and materials, implants and related products, bone grafting materials, 3D digital implantology, and orthodontic appliances and accessories. It primarily serves dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental laboratories, and dental schools. DENTSPLY International sells its products through distributors, dealers, and importers. DENTSPLY International Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in York, Pennsylvania.

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