St. Jude Medical

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St. Jude Medical, Inc. NYSE: STJ is a $2.9 billion global cardiovascular device company with headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota USA. The company sells products in more than 100 countries and has over 20 operations and manufacturing facilities worldwide. Its principal competitors are Medtronic and Guidant, which was purchased in 2006 by Boston Scientific.

St. Jude Medical develops and manufactures the following products:

Cardiac resynchronization therapy devices for heart failure
Artificial pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) for treating cardiac rhythm disorders
Diagnostic and therapeutic electrophysiology catheters
Introducers, catheters, and vascular closure devices for cardiology and vascular access
Mechanical and tissue heart valves plus valve repair products
Spinal cord stimulators for intractable pain, through its subsidiary Advanced Neuromodulation System

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St. Jude Medical official website

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