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SurModics is a provider of surface modification and drug delivery solutions for the health care industry. One of SurModics core technology platforms is its patented drug delivery polymer matrix technology, which can be applied to medical devices to deliver pharmaceutical agents from the surface of a device to a targeted area of the body. For example, SurModics' Bravo drug delivery polymer matrix is used in the first-to-market drug eluting coronary stent and is being used in the I-vation Intravitreal implant. Another core surface modification technology platform is its patented PhotoLink process, which helps modify and enhance the surface characteristics of medical devices and biomedical applications improving performance and, in some cases, enabling the development of new products. The company also produces stabilization products used by manufacturers of immunoassay diagnostic tests to improve performance, stability and shelf life. SurModics is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Founded in 1991, ATS Medical manufacturers and markets products and services that are used by cardiovascular surgeons. ATS Medical focuses on serving the cardiac surgery community through its various products and services, including ATS Simulus annuloplasty products, Surgi-Frost and Frost-Byte for surgical cryoablation of cardiac arrhythmias, and RTI-Cardiovascular for allograft tissue services. It also offers QAS home monitoring services for anticoagulation therapy and the development of PARSUS blood filtration technology. Its ATS Open Pivot heart valve helps in the treatment of heart valve diseases caused by natural aging, rheumatic heart disease, prosthetic valve failure and congenital defects. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, and markets its products throughout the United States, Europe, China, Japan and Canada.