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Boyd Corporation manufactures custom component parts for original equipment manufacturers. Boyd fabricates rubber, plastic, fiber and resilient materials for original equipment manufacturers in electronics, aerospace, transportation, medical, telecommunications and recreational markets. Its services and capabilities include technical assistance and rapid prototyping, die cutting, rotary and waterjet cutting, laminating and assembly work. All of the company s domestic manufacturing facilities are registered ISO 9001-2000.

Thoratec Corporation is engaged in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of medical devices for circulatory support, vascular graft, coagulation and incision applications. The company s ventricular assist device is approved for heart support and can be used as a bridge-to-transplant solution and for recovery from open-heart surgery. It has distributed more than 4,300 VADs for the treatment of 2,800-plus patients worldwide. Thoratec Corporation also develops implantable VADs. The company s HeartMate device assumes the pumping function of the left ventricle for patients with hearts that are too damaged or diseased to produce adequate blood flow. Its Vectra product is employed in hemodialysis patients. Thoratec s primary subsidiary, International Technidyne Corporation, provides point-of-care testing instruments and disposables. Thoratec Corporation is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif.

It maintains a network of facilities in more than 10 countries across five continents. It offers a variety of lens designs and wearing options. The company provides contact lens design, material selection and manufacturing services. It specializes in the making of toric contact lenses for the correction of astigmatism. CooperVision features products under the Avaira, Biofinity, Biomedics, ClearSight, Expressions, Frequency, Hydrasoft, Preference, Proclear and Vertex brands. It offers online lens care tips and information related to vision conditions, such as hyperopia, myopia and presbyopia. The company additionally provides online manufacturer rebates on contact lens purchases. It is a unit of The Cooper Companies, a specialty health care company that also owns and operates CooperSurgical, which markets diagnostic products, surgical instruments and accessories for the women's health care market.