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A visionary market leader, Access MediQuip provides proven, innovative and comprehensive medical device solutions. Access MediQuip delivers proven device benefit management for payors, streamlines the procurement process and reduces financial risk for healthcare providers and creates greater market opportunities for manufacturers through our flexible implant management platform. With insight gained through the management of over 80,000 life saving and life enhancing medical implants since 1997, Access MediQuip’s expertise is unrivaled. Access MediQuip leverages its extensive industry knowledge, robust technology platform, and trusted relationships with payors, healthcare providers and manufacturers to deliver exceptional value and insight.

Argenta Reimbursement Advisors provides strategically integrated reimbursement solutions to life science companies. Argenta’s focus is to deliver actionable strategic reimbursement counsel in order to work in concert with achieving the client’s business objectives. The Argenta team has the unique ability to leverage its expertise along the full continuum from strategy formation and coding and payment systems analysis to payer negotiations and customer reimbursement support. This means that Argenta can be a single-source solution for addressing the unique and often complex reimbursement needs of companies in the medical device industry.

National advisory and advocacy firm

Chubb has the total insurance solution for the risks faced by life science companies, with a tailored portfolio of products and services to help protect a company's bottom line from the financial devastation of a loss or lawsuit. Medical device technologies are a key focus of Chubb's specialty.

Since 1995, Chubb has had a dedicated team of underwriting, loss control and claim staff focused exclusively on this face-paced industry. This experience and knowledge is evident in Chubb's products and services, and has earned the recognition of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association as their preferred insurance provider.

Gov't Affairs and Corp. Communications Research and Consulting

Digital Element is a California-based software development and publishing company. Through our Healthviz group, we provide medical software solutions se in 2D and 3D imaging and image recognition, HL7, and HIPAA-impacted projects. We have built two major software systems to complement imaging hardware systems for small companies as well as Fortune 500 (Stryker Endoscopy). Our ideal partners are Fortune-500 imaging hardware companies as well as venture-backed startups who need software to complement their imaging systems.

Disposable Instrument Company manufactures custom metal disposable medical components and devices, as well as a line of standard wound drainage trocars for the medical manufacturer. As components, our devices contribute high value through overall quality including unsurpassed sharpness, smoothness and cleanliness, freedom from manufacturing defects and corrosion, outstanding appearance and reasonable prices. All of our products are manufactured to our customer’s specifications and require additional components, packaging and sterilization before they are ready for distribution or sale to doctors or hospitals.

In addition to wound drainage trocars, the company manufactures aluminum and stainless-steel products such as laparoscopic trocars, Steinmann pins, K-wires, obturators, tunnelers, introducers, passers, guide pins, bone drills, special suture needles, and cannula/trocar assemblies. The company also offers prototyping services for product development.

Venture Capital Firm

Consulting Services

Legal / Litigation

Legal / Health Care Consulting

Research and private equity specialists in orthopedics

Hull Associates is a global government affairs and reimbursement consultancy, focused on medical device and diagnostics issues in the major markets outside of the United States. We specialize in managing the relationships that are critical to successful implementation of reimbursement and market access strategies. We focus with our clients on building their capabilities to manage and execute solid international reimbursement strategies. Hull Associates successfully manages all dimensions of reimbursement, from understanding the technical aspects of payment systems to leveraging maximum political advantage of key stakeholder interests. Our firm delivers fully integrated support to maximize market outcomes for medical device clients, from dossier preparation to sales force trainings and coalition building. Seasoned medical device consultants in all major markets of the Globe. Providing reimbursement analysis, market forecasting, pricing studies and lobbying support in all the major markets.

Operating in more than 100 countries, IMS Health is the world's leading provider of market intelligence to the healthcare industries. With $2.2 billion in 2007 revenue and more than 50 years of industry experience, IMS offers leading-edge market intelligence products and services that are integral to clients' day-to-day operations, including portfolio optimization capabilities; launch and brand management solutions; sales force effectiveness innovations; managed care and over-the-counter offerings; and consulting and services solutions that improve ROI and the delivery of quality healthcare worldwide.

IMS applies evidence-based intelligence - combining the best global healthcare information with powerful analytics and healthcare consulting expertise – to help our clients shape business strategies, make superior decisions, and achieve a competitive edge.

Federal affairs and political strategy

Reimbursement consulting

Medical Device reimbursement - strategy/implementation

Kaye Suzuki Device Consulting, LLC, the Japan Black Box Buster, is a strategic consultant partner for medical device companies that have entered or are considering entering the Japanese market.

Based on eighteen years of experience in development, marketing, production, quality, regulatory, reimbursement and compliance for world-class companies pursuing profitable growth strategies in Japan, we offer practical advisement and a wide range of technical support for:

• New Market Development
• Product Development
• Regulatory Approvals
• Reimbursement
• Post Approval Compliance
• General Management

Healthcare advisory and financial services firm

Minnetronix is a medical device outsourcing company, specializing in the design, manufacturing and support of electronics-based medical devices. Minnetronix’ experienced engineers and manufacturing teams provide expertise on a wide range of Class II and Class III medical equipment, such as cardiovascular systems, point-of-care diagnostic instruments, therapeutic devices, implantable devices, and monitoring equipment. Minnetronix has completed more than 100 development and manufacturing projects for more than 75 different medical device companies that range in size from small start-ups to large established firms. Minnetronix is ISO 13485:2003-certified and is an FDA-registered contract manufacturer.

Engineering / Design / Product Development