Coreshieldz, LLC manufactures a stethoscope protective barrier to prevent infection transmission during medical examinations. The company focuses on infection protection for medical devices and supplies.
StetPulseLed by Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering undergraduates, StetPulse makes UV-C Lightboxes that sanitize clinician stethoscopes in under a minute. Its wall-mountable system is designed for placement outside patient rooms and was validated through a pilot trial at Johns Hopkins Hospital for inactivating COVID-19, MRSA, and C. diff.
Guardian Medical USA, IncGuardian Medical USA is an Ohio-based contract manufacturer of sterile barrier packaging for medical devices, built around its CapSure™ system for protecting orthopedic implants. Founded by entrepreneurs with backgrounds in plastics, injection molding, orthopedic surgery and sterile packaging, the company designs, manufactures and services custom packaging in clean-room facilities. CapSure is pre-validated with a 10-year shelf life and uses a minimal-footprint design intended to simplify packaging while reducing sterilization, shipping and storage demands.SWANTON, OH
STERISFounded in Ohio as Innovative Medical Technologies in 1985 and renamed STERIS in 1987, STERIS makes healthcare and life-science products and delivers services centered on infection prevention, sterilization and surgical care. Its work spans hospital and surgery-center support, contract sterilization for medical-device and pharmaceutical manufacturers, and products for pharmaceutical and research laboratories. The company also brings clinician-informed endoscopy devices to gastrointestinal procedures and operates a coordinated vulnerability disclosure program for software-enabled products and services.MENTOR, OH
Gus Gear IncBorn from founder Sarah Palya’s experience protecting her son Gus’s central line, Gus Gear develops and manufactures medical-device securement and protection products, including its flagship Central Line Vest. For more than a decade, the company has expanded that patient-informed work to support families and healthcare providers managing central lines, feeding tubes, peritoneal dialysis catheters, and ostomy bags. Its products are used in healthcare facilities across the U.S. and Canada and shipped to families worldwide.VALENCIA, PA