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. 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 Palmer palmer: see pilgrim. 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.
MEDICAL DEVICE MAKERS
Ranked by number of employees in the greater San Fernando Valley
Employees
Rank Company (Valley/ Revenues
* name company-wide) (millions)
* address/zip * 2005 * 2005
* 2004 * 2004
* 2003 * 2003
1 Medtronic Diabetes 2,000/2,400 $10,054.6 (1)
18000 Devonshire St. 2,000/2,350 $9,087.2
Northridge 91325 2,000/2,300 $7,665.2
2 St. Jude Medical 1,600/10,000 NA (2)
15900 Valley View Court 1,400/NA 2,300
Sylmar 91342 1,200/NA 1,900
3 Advanced Bionics 600/900 6,283 (3)
25129 Rye Canyon Loop WND/WND 5,624
Valencia 91355 WND/WND 3,476
4 One Lambda, Inc. 190/200 WND
21001 Kittridge St. 175/180 WND
Canoga Park 91303 155/160 WND
5 Chad Therapeutics 130/140 24.3
21622 Plummer St. 130/140 21.5
Chatsworth 91311 NA/NA 19.5
6 IRIS International, Inc. 128/167 62 (4)
9172 Eton Ave. 90/122 43.6
Chatsworth 91311 75/100 31.3
7 MannKind Corporation 111/429 0 (5)
28903 No. Ave. Paine 87/273 0
Valencia 91355 79/203 0
8 North American 66/173 33.2
Scientific, Inc. 75/199 24.7
20200 Sunburst St. 69/69 14.7
Chatsworth 91311
9 Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. 36/66 12.5
19355 Business 25/53 10.7
Center Drive, Suite 8 23/51 8.6
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. 16/16 WND
11064 Randall St. 15/15 WND
Sun Valley 91352 15/15 WND
11 Futuremed America, Inc. 6/6 WND
15700 Devonshire St. 7/7 WND
Granada Hills 91344 7/7 WND
Facilities
(Valley/
Rank Company company-
* name wide)
* address/zip * 2005
* 2004
* 2003
1 Medtronic Diabetes 2/NA
18000 Devonshire St. 2/NA
Northridge 91325 2/NA
2 St. Jude Medical 1/NA
15900 Valley View Court 1/NA
Sylmar 91342 1/NA
3 Advanced Bionics 2/4
25129 Rye Canyon Loop NA/NA
Valencia 91355 NA/NA
4 One Lambda, Inc. 2/4
21001 Kittridge St. 2/4
Canoga Park 91303 2/4
5 Chad Therapeutics 1/1
21622 Plummer St. 1/1
Chatsworth 91311 1/1
6 IRIS International, Inc. 1/6
9172 Eton Ave. 1/5
Chatsworth 91311 1/4
7 MannKind Corporation 1/2
28903 No. Ave. Paine 1/1
Valencia 91355 1/1
8 North American 2/4
Scientific, Inc. 2/4
20200 Sunburst St. 2/3
Chatsworth 91311
9 Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. 2/3
19355 Business 1/1
Center Drive, Suite 8 1/1
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. 1/1
11064 Randall St. 1/1
Sun Valley 91352 1/1
11 Futuremed America, Inc. 1/1
15700 Devonshire St. 1/1
Granada Hills 91344 1/1
Rank Company Products
* name (partial list)
* address/zip
1 Medtronic Diabetes insulin pump therapy and related
18000 Devonshire St. supplies, continuous glucose
Northridge 91325 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 System,
25129 Rye Canyon Loop Precision Spinal Cord
Valencia 91355 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 oxygen
21622 Plummer St. therapeutic device, ambulatory
Chatsworth 91311 oxygen system carrying bag
6 IRIS International, Inc. iQ200 Urine Microscopy Analyzer,
9172 Eton Ave. iQ200 Urinalysis System,
Chatsworth 91311 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 imaging
19355 Business system, FLEX pre-clinical
Center Drive, Suite 8 imaging system
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. battery operated medical suction
11064 Randall St. devices
Sun Valley 91352
11 Futuremed America, Inc. medical equipment specializing
15700 Devonshire St. in pulmonary function, EKG,
Granada Hills 91344 blood & fluid warmers
Headquarters Website
* year
Rank Company established
* name * public/
* address/zip private
1 Medtronic Diabetes Minneapolis www.minimed.com
18000 Devonshire St. 1949
Northridge 91325 public
2 St. Jude Medical St. Paul www.sjm.com
15900 Valley View Court 1976
Sylmar 91342 public
3 Advanced Bionics Valencia www.advanced
25129 Rye Canyon Loop 1993 bionics.com
Valencia 91355 public
4 One Lambda, Inc. Canoga Park www.onelambda.com
21001 Kittridge St. 1984
Canoga Park 91303 private
5 Chad Therapeutics Chatsworth www.chad
21622 Plummer St. 1982 therapeutics.com
Chatsworth 91311 public
6 IRIS International, Inc. Chatsworth www.proiris.com
9172 Eton Ave. 1980
Chatsworth 91311 public
7 MannKind Corporation Valencia www.mannkind
28903 No. Ave. Paine 1991 corp.com
Valencia 91355 public
8 North American Chatsworth www.nas-
Scientific, Inc. 1990 medical.com
20200 Sunburst St. public
Chatsworth 91311
9 Gamma Medica-Ideas, Inc. Northridge www.gm-ideas.com
19355 Business 2000
Center Drive, Suite 8 private
Northridge 91324
10 SSCOR, Inc. Sun Valley www.sscor.com
11064 Randall St. 1985
Sun Valley 91352 private
11 Futuremed America, Inc. Granada Hills www.future
15700 Devonshire St. 1980 medamedea.com
Granada Hills 91344 private
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. 0 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
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Researched By Vanessa Herman
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