Medical device makers: ranked by number of employees in the greater San Fernando Valley.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Among the largest medical device makers in the greater San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. are Medtronic Medtronic Cardiology A major manufacturer of pacemakers, defibrillators, and other cardiac devices Diabetes diabetes or diabetes mellitus (məlī`təs), chronic disorder of glucose (sugar) metabolism caused by inadequate production or use of insulin, a hormone produced in specialized cells (beta cells in the islets of (No. 1) with 2,000 employees, St. Jude Medical St. Jude Medical, Inc. NYSE: STJ is a $2.9 billion global cardiovascular device company, with headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. The company sells products in more than 100 countries and has over 20 operations and manufacturing facilities worldwide. (No. 2) with 1,600, and Advanced Bionics (No. 3) with 600. Overall, St. Jude Medical is the largest medical device company with offices in the greater San Fernando Valley with a companywide employee roster of 10,000. Medtronic, with the greatest number of employees in the greater Valley, has 2,400 staffers company-wide and Advanced Bionics has 900 employees for the company overall. While St. Jude Medical has not yet released its revenues for 2005, Medtronic Inc. parent company of Medtronic Diabetes reported revenues exceeding $10 billion and Boston Scientific The Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) (abbreviated BSC), is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, , parent company of Advanced Bionics reported $6.2 billion. Medtronic Diabetes offers insulin pump insulin pump n. A portable device for people with diabetes that injects insulin at programmed intervals in order to regulate blood sugar levels. therapy, while St. Jude Jude, epistle of the New Testament Jude, epistle of the New Testament, the next to last book of the Bible. The Jude who wrote it has been identified since ancient times with St. specializes in cardiovascular cardiovascular /car·dio·vas·cu·lar/ (-vas´ku-ler) pertaining to the heart and blood vessels. car·di·o·vas·cu·lar adj. Abbr. devices and Advanced Bionics develops neurostimulation devices. --Vanessa Herman Herman only goal in life becomes winning at cards. [Russ. Opera: Tchaikovsky, Queen of Spades, Westerman, 401] See : Obsessiveness PACESETTER MEDTRONIC DIABETES WITH 2,000 employees in the San Fernando Valley, Medtronic Diabetes is No. 1 on the Business Journal List. The company specializes in insulin pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring glucose monitoring Lab medicine The periodic evaluation of any analyte abnormal in Pts with DM, to assess short and long-term control with antiglycemic agents. See Glucose, Glycated hemoglobin. . Medtronic Diabetes is a business unit of Medtronic Inc., a producer of a wide range of medical technology with an emphasis on heart treatment. Last August, Medtronic announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved the Guardian guardian In law, one who has, or is legally appointed to, the care and management of another, usually a minor. A natural guardian is a guardian by natural relationship (usually the father or mother). RT Continuous Glucose Monitoring System to improve diabetes management This article is about the management of diabetes mellitus. For more on the disease itself see diabetes mellitus. Diabetes is a chronic disease with no cure as of 2007. It is associated with an impaired glucose cycle, altering metabolism. . Medtronic introduced continuous insulin insulin, hormone secreted by the β cells of the islets of Langerhans, specific groups of cells in the pancreas. Insufficiency of insulin in the body results in diabetes. Insulin was one of the first products to be manufactured using genetic engineering. delivery in 1983 with its first insulin pump. The company is also working towards delivering the first artificial pancreas The artificial pancreas is a technology in development to help diabetic persons automatically control their blood glucose level by providing the substitute endocrine functionality of a healthy pancreas. . Medtronic reported over $10 billion in revenues for 2005 from $9 billion in 2004. Medtronic Inc. was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Pahner J. Hermundslie in Minneapolis Minneapolis (mĭn'ēăp`əlĭs), city (1990 pop. 368,383), seat of Hennepin co., E Minn., at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, at St. Anthony Falls; inc. 1856. on April 29, 1949. --Vanessa Herman
Rank Company Employees
* name (Valley/company-wide)
* address/zip * 2005
* 2004
* 2003
1 Medtronic Diabetes 2,000/2,400
18000 Devonshire St. 2,000/2,350
Northridge 91325 2,000/2,300
2 St. Jude Medical 1,600/10,000
15900 Valley View Court 1,400/NA
Sylmar 91342 1,200/NA
3 Advanced Bionics 600/900
25129 Rye Canyon Loop WND/WND
Valencia 91355 WND/WND
4 One Lambda, Inc. 190/200
21001 Kittridge St. 175/180
Canoga Park 91303 155/160
5 Chad Therapeutics 130/140
21622 Plummer St. 130/140
Chatsworth 91311 NA/NA
6 IRIS International, Inc. 128/167
9172 Eton Ave. 90/122
Chatsworth 91311 75/100
7 MannKind Corporation 111/429
28903 No. Ave. Paine 87/273
Valencia 91355 79/203
8 North American 66/173
Scientific, Inc. 75/199
20200 Sunburst St. 69/69
Chatsworth 91311
9 Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. 36/66
19355 Business 25/53
Center Drive, Suite 8 23/51
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. 16/16
11064 Randall St. 15/15
Sun Valley 91352 15/15
11 Futuremed America, Inc. 6/6
15700 Devonshire St. 7/7
Granada Hills 91344 7/7
Rank Company Revenues Facilities
* name (millions) (Valley/
* address/zip * 2005 company-wide)
* 2004 * 2005
* 2003 * 2004
* 2003
1 Medtronic Diabetes $10,054.6 (1) 2/NA
18000 Devonshire St. $9,087.20 2/NA
Northridge 91325 $7,665.20 2/NA
2 St. Jude Medical NA (2) 1/NA
15900 Valley View Court 2,300 1/NA
Sylmar 91342 1,900 1/NA
3 Advanced Bionics 6,283 (3) 2/4
25129 Rye Canyon Loop 5,624 NA/NA
Valencia 91355 3,476 NA/NA
4 One Lambda, Inc. WND 2/4
21001 Kittridge St. WND 2/4
Canoga Park 91303 WND 2/4
5 Chad Therapeutics 24.3 1/1
21622 Plummer St. 21.5 1/1
Chatsworth 91311 19.5 1/1
6 IRIS International, Inc. 62 (4) 1/6
9172 Eton Ave. 43.6 1/5
Chatsworth 91311 31.3 1/4
7 MannKind Corporation 0 (5) 1/2
28903 No. Ave. Paine 0 1/1
Valencia 91355 0 1/1
8 North American 33.2 2/4
Scientific, Inc. 24.7 2/4
20200 Sunburst St. 14.7 2/3
Chatsworth 91311
9 Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. 12.5 2/3
19355 Business 10.7 1/1
Center Drive, Suite 8 8.6 1/1
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. WND 1/1
11064 Randall St. WND 1/1
Sun Valley 91352 WND 1/1
11 Futuremed America, Inc. WND 1/1
15700 Devonshire St. WND 1/1
Granada Hills 91344 WND 1/1
Rank Company Products
* name (partial list)
* address/zip
1 Medtronic Diabetes insulin pump therapy and
18000 Devonshire St. related supplies, continuous
Northridge 91325 glucose monitoring systems,
therapy management software
2 St. Jude Medical pacemakers, implantable
15900 Valley View Court cardioverter defibrillators
Sylmar 91342 (ICDs), cardiac leads,
cardiac resynchronization
therapy devices
3 Advanced Bionics HiResolution Bionic Ear
25129 Rye Canyon Loop System, Precision Spinal
Valencia 91355 Cord Stimulation System,
bion microstimulator
4 One Lambda, Inc. dna and serological based
21001 Kittridge St. products for compatibility
Canoga Park 91303 matching of organ donors &
recipients for human organ
transplantation
5 Chad Therapeutics oxygen conservers, SAGE
21622 Plummer St. oxygen therapeutic device,
Chatsworth 91311 ambulatory oxygen system
carrying bag
6 IRIS International, Inc. iQ200 Urine Microscopy
9172 Eton Ave. Analyzer, iQ200 Urinalysis
Chatsworth 91311 System, AX-4280 Urine
Chemistry Analyzer, iQbody
Fluids Module
7 MannKind Corporation Medtone Inhaler
28903 No. Ave. Paine
Valencia 91355
8 North American brachytherapy, IMRT, IGRT,
Scientific, Inc. radioactive standards
20200 Sunburst St.
Chatsworth 91311
9 Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. LumaGEM molecular breast
19355 Business imaging system, FLEX
Center Drive, Suite 8 pre-clinical imaging system
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. battery operated medical
11064 Randall St. suction devices
Sun Valley 91352
11 Futuremed America, Inc. medical equipment
15700 Devonshire St. specializing in pulmonary
Granada Hills 91344 function, EKG, blood &
fluid warmers
Rank Company Headquarters
* name * year established
* address/zip * public/private
1 Medtronic Diabetes Minneapolis
18000 Devonshire St. 1949
Northridge 91325 public
2 St. Jude Medical St. Paul
15900 Valley View Court 1976
Sylmar 91342 public
3 Advanced Bionics Valencia
25129 Rye Canyon Loop 1993
Valencia 91355 public
4 One Lambda, Inc. Canoga Park
21001 Kittridge St. 1984
Canoga Park 91303 private
5 Chad Therapeutics Chatsworth
21622 Plummer St. 1982
Chatsworth 91311 public
6 IRIS International, Inc. Chatsworth
9172 Eton Ave. 1980
Chatsworth 91311 public
7 MannKind Corporation Valencia
28903 No. Ave. Paine 1991
Valencia 91355 public
8 North American Chatsworth
Scientific, Inc. 1990
20200 Sunburst St. public
Chatsworth 91311
9 Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. Northridge
19355 Business 2000
Center Drive, Suite 8 private
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. Sun Valley
11064 Randall St. 1985
Sun Valley 91352 private
11 Futuremed America, Inc. Granada Hills
15700 Devonshire St. 1980
Granada Hills 91344 private
Rank Company Website
* name
* address/zip
1 Medtronic Diabetes www.minimed.com
18000 Devonshire St.
Northridge 91325
2 St. Jude Medical www.sjm.com
15900 Valley View Court
Sylmar 91342
3 Advanced Bionics www.advancedbionics.com
25129 Rye Canyon Loop
Valencia 91355
4 One Lambda, Inc. www.onelambda.com
21001 Kittridge St.
Canoga Park 91303
5 Chad Therapeutics www.chadtherapeutics.com
21622 Plummer St.
Chatsworth 91311
6 IRIS International, Inc. www.proiris.com
9172 Eton Ave.
Chatsworth 91311
7 MannKind Corporation www.mannkindcorp.com
28903 No. Ave. Paine
Valencia 91355
8 North American www.nasmedical.com
Scientific, Inc.
20200 Sunburst St.
Chatsworth 91311
9 Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. www.gm-ideas.com
19355 Business
Center Drive, Suite 8
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. www.sscor.com
11064 Randall St.
Sun Valley 91352
11 Futuremed America, Inc. www.futuremedamedca.com
15700 Devonshire St.
Granada Hills 91344
Rank Company Top Executive
* name * name
* address/zip * title
* phone
1 Medtronic Diabetes Robert Guezuraga
18000 Devonshire St. president
Northridge 91325 (800) MINIMED
2 St. Jude Medical Michael J. Coyle
15900 Valley View Court president, CRMD
Sylmar 91342 (800) 423-5611
3 Advanced Bionics Jeffrey Greiner
25129 Rye Canyon Loop president, co-ceo
Valencia 91355 (800) 678-2575
4 One Lambda, Inc. George M. Ayoub
21001 Kittridge St. president, ceo
Canoga Park 91303 (818) 702-0042
5 Chad Therapeutics Earl Yager
21622 Plummer St. ceo, president
Chatsworth 91311 (800) 423-8870
6 IRIS International, Inc. Cesar Garcia
9172 Eton Ave. president, ceo
Chatsworth 91311 (818) 709-1244
7 MannKind Corporation Alfred E. Mann
28903 No. Ave. Paine chairman, ceo
Valencia 91355 (661) 775-5300
8 North American Michael Cutrer
Scientific, Inc. ceo
20200 Sunburst St. (818) 734-8600
Chatsworth 91311
9 Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. Bradley E. Patt
19355 Business president, ceo
Center Drive, Suite 8 (818) 709-2468
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. Sam D. Say
11064 Randall St. president, ceo
Sun Valley 91352 (818) 504-4054
11 Futuremed America, Inc. Susan Lukenbill
15700 Devonshire St. president
Granada Hills 91344 (818) 830-2500
NA: Not Available
na: Not Applicable
WND: Would Not Disclose
Information was provided by the representatives of
the companies themselves.
(1) Revenues are for Medtronic Inc., the parent company
of Medtronic Diabetes.
(2) Revenues for 2005 will be released on January 25, 2006.
Revenues are company-wide totals.
(3) Revenues are for Boston Scientific Corporation, the parent
company of Advanced Bionics.
(4) Projected.
(5) Products still in development.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is
accurate as of press time. While every effort is
made to ensure the accuracy and the thoroughness of
the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company
letterhead to the Research Department, San Fernando
Valley Business Journal, 21600 Oxnard St., Suite 250,
Woodland Hills, CA 91367. [c] 2006 San Fernando Valley
Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole
or in part without prior permission from the editor.
Reprints are available from Wright's Reprints, (877)
652-5295 ext. 104 or e-mail jmartin Qwrightsreprints.com.
Researched By Vanessa Herman
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