Founded in 1972 by John R. Boehringer, Boehringer Laboratories makes precision medical devices, with suction regulators at the center of a portfolio serving hospital care and surgery. The Phoenixville company also developed ViSiGi 3D, an FDA-cleared gastric sizing system for sleeve gastrectomy, and has built a record of 85 U.S. patents and applications across its products. Its devices are used in 38 countries, including 256 open-heart programs using its VAVD technology and 372 bariatric programs using ViSiGi.
Applied MedicalApplied Medical is a new generation medical device company founded in 1987 and headquartered in Southern California. The company designs, develops, and manufactures innovative surgical products in-house, with a vertically integrated business model and over 5,000 team members serving more than 75 countries. Applied Medical is a leading provider of breakthrough technologies for minimally invasive and general surgery, as well as specialties including bariatric, breast, cardiovascular, colorectal, gynecologic, obstetric, orthopaedic, urologic, and vascular surgery.MIDDLETOWN, NY
Mediflex Surgical ProductsSince 1969, family-owned Mediflex Surgical Products has developed and manufactured surgical devices, including systems that stabilize instruments and retract tissue in the operating room. Founded by industrial engineer David T. Adler, the company grew through three generations of the Adler family and now combines its heritage in table-mounted retractors with a focus on minimally invasive procedures. Mediflex also provides U.S.-made OEM and private-label medical-device manufacturing for healthcare companies.ISLANDIA, NY
Bechtel Medical, IncFounded by healthcare entrepreneur John M. Gvodas Jr., Bechtel Medical designs, develops, and manufactures medical devices focused on wound care. The Phoenixville company brings engineering and clinical insight together in technologies such as its VOX Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System, with patient safety, quality, and regulatory discipline at the center of its work.PHOENIXVILLE, PA
Nordson MEDICALWith more than 40 years of experience, Nordson MEDICAL is a U.S.-based medical-device manufacturer serving designers and providers in surgical and minimally invasive care. Its work includes specialized polymer-solution-cast cannulae and catheters, with products made in the United States for clinical applications ranging from cardiovascular support to fluid management.EASTON, PA