[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10790-S10795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        Y2K AND MEDICAL DEVICES

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, most of us are aware that there is a very 
serious computer problem, the year 2000 computer problem or Y2K 
problem, which has the potential to dramatically disrupt our energy, 
transportation, banking and health sectors, just to name a few.
  As most of you know, the year 2000 computer technology problem stems 
from the earlier programing of two digit date codes; many old programs 
were written assuming the year would begin with ``19.'' Therefore the 
year-2000 computer problem means that if an unknown number of programs 
and microchips around the world aren't fixed or replaced, computers 
that read ``00'' as the year 1900, not 2000 will fail or malfunction on 
January 1, 2000.
  To correct this problem millions of dollars have been earmarked by 
government and industry to identify, correct and test the millions of 
lines of code and embedded chips that perform mission-critical 
functions.
  Senator Bennett and I co-chair the Senate's Year 2000 Committee and 
we are actively reviewing the progress of U.S. industry and government 
agencies. Both must bring their own systems into compliance and the 
government agencies must monitor the compliance status of the areas 
that they regulate.
  This is truly a world-wide phenomenon, and while the United States is 
doing a pretty good job of playing catch up, many nations of the world 
have hardly begun to address their own year 2000 or Y2K problems.
  From time to time I will come to the Senate floor to brief the other 
Members and the public on the progress of the committee's work and the 
highlight problems areas.
  One such problem area was highlighted during the committee's hearing 
on health concerns. Whereas, in many industries, there are areas termed 
mission-critical which refers to embedded or coded systems without 
which the primary objective of that system fails. In the health field, 
there are life-critical systems which sustain human life. An example of 
a life-critical embedded system would be a cardiac monitor in the 
intensive-care unit of a hospital. If it fails, the patient could lose 
his or her life.
  With this in mind I was deeply disturbed to learn, during one of the 
committee's earlier hearings, that the FDA's attempts to survey and 
document year 2000 compliance within the medical device industry had 
indicated an unacceptable low level of response. At the committee's 
July 23, 1998 hearing on the health care industry, I was shocked by the 
fact that instead of taking steps to deal with this problem, the 
medical device industry, as a whole, at that time, seemed to be 
exacerbating the problem by refusing to provide information either to 
the FDA or to even the hospitals and clinics which use the devices 
every day. I made it clear that this sort of attitude was stunningly 
short-sighted and could only cause harm to both the makers and users of 
these devices. Indeed, the committee learned that the FDA on June 28, 
1998 requested that the nearly 2000 medical device manufacturers 
immediately respond and indicate their level of year 2000 compliance. 
This initial lack of response was indeed irresponsible. According to 
the FDA, of the nearly 1,935 medical manufacturers surveyed, 
approximately 755 replied.
  Let me repeat this. Of the nearly 2,000 manufactures of life-critical 
medical devices, the FDA tells us that less than 40 percent responded 
to the oversight agency tasked with insuring that critical medical 
devices still work when you and I and the people we love are in need 
and might depend on this sophisticated equipment.
  Again this is unacceptable. I am therefore submitting a list of those 
manufacturers that did not reply to the FDA's request for information 
to the Record for all Americans to see. It is my hope that these 
companies quickly comply and provide information as to the year 2000 
readiness of these critical medical devices. It is also my hope that 
this will serve as a wake up call to other industries to be vigilant, 
responsible and pro-active in their efforts to insure that Americans 
wake up to a wonderful new year on January first of the year 2000.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the list of these companies be 
printed in the Record. I understand the Government Printing Office 
estimates the cost of printing this list to be $1,426.00.

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  There being no objection, the list was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                    Company, City, State or Country

       3d Ultrasound, Inc., Durham, NC; 3m, Tustin, CA; 3m Health 
     Care, Ann Arbor, MI; A. Stein-R.A. Consulting, Ginot Shomron, 
     Israel; A.S. Laerdal, Stavanger, Norway; A.Z.E. Medical, 
     Inc., Brooklyn, NY; Abaxis, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA; Absolute X-
     Ray Corp., New York City, NY; Abtek Biologicals, Ltd., 
     Liverpool, United Kingdom; Accumed Intl., Inc., Chicago, IL; 
     Accumed Intl., Inc., Westlake, OH; Accutome, Inc., Malvern, 
     PA; Actimed Laboratories, Inc., Burlington, NJ; Acuson Corp, 
     Mountain View, CA; Adac Medical Technologies, Washington, MO; 
     Adac Laboratories, Milpitas,CA.
       Adac Health Information Systems, Houston, TX; Adapteck, 
     Inc, Des Plaines, IL; Advance Scientific, Inc, Guaynabo, PR; 
     Advanced Biomedical Devices, Inc, Andover, MA; Advanced 
     Medical Instruments, Inc, Broken Arrow, OK; Advanced Bio-
     Science, Inc, Santa Clara, CA; Advanced Radiation Therapy, 
     Cordova, TN; Advanced Nuclear Imaging Corp, Hollywood, FL; 
     Advanced Medical Products, Inc, Columbia, SC; Advantage 
     Medical Division of CME Telemetrix, London, Canada; 
     Aerosport, Inc, Ann Arbor, MI; AFP Imaging Corp, Elmsford, 
     NY; Agfa-Gevaert, NV, Mortsel, Belgium.
       Air Tecniques Inc, Hicksville, NY; Air Liquide-Big Three, 
     Inc, Houston, TX; Airgas Northeast Inc, Salem, NH; Airgas 
     South Inc, unknown, unknown; Airgas Specialty Gases, 
     Theodore, AL; Airgas South, Marietta, GA; Airgas Mid-Atlantic 
     Inc, Linthicum, MD; Airgas-Mid South Inc, Tulsa, OK; Airgas-
     Northern California & Nevada, San Leandro, CA; Airsep Corp, 
     Buffalo, NY; Aiv Systems, Inc, Berlin, NJ; Alaris Medical 
     Systems, Inc, San Diego, CA; Alban Scientific, Inc, St Louis, 
     MO.
       Albyn Medical Limited, Dingwall, United Kingdom; Alcon 
     Laboratories, Ft Worth, TX; Alcopro, Inc, Knoxville, TN; 
     Alerchek, Inc, Portland, ME; Alert Care, Inc, Mill Valley, 
     CA; Alexander Mfg Co, Mason City, IA; Alfa Biotech Spa, 
     Pomezia Rome, Italy; Alko Diagnostic Corp, Holliston, MA; 
     Aloka Co, Ltd, Tokyo, Japan; Alpha Biomedical Laboratories, 
     Bellevue, WA; Alpha Antigens, Inc, Columbia, MO; Althin 
     Medical, Miami Lakes, FL; Alvar, Northbrook, IL; Alza Corp, 
     Palo Alto, CA; Ambulatory Monitoring, Inc, Ardsley, NY; 
     Amcest Corporation, Roselle, NJ.
       American Technology Exchange, Inc, Island Lake, IL; 
     American X-Ray Co, Inc, Knoxville, TN; American Science & 
     Engineering, Inc, Billerica, MA; American Laboratory 
     Products, Windham, NH; American Qualex, Inc, San Clemente, 
     CA; American Blood Resources Assn, Annapolis, MD; American 
     Bio Medica Corp, Ancramdale, NY; American Research Products 
     Co, Solon, OH; American National Red Cross, Arlington, VA; 
     American Medical Systems, Inc, Minnetonka, MN.
       Ameriwater, Dayton, OH; Amersham Holdings, Inc, Arlington 
     Heights, IL; Amico Lab, Inc, Nashville, TN; Amlab, Nynashamn, 
     Sweden; Ampcor Diagnostics, Inc, Bridgeport, NJ; Amsino Intl, 
     Inc, Pomona, CA; Amuchina Intl, Inc, Gaithersburg, MD; 
     Analyte Diagnostics, Inc, Hallandale, FL.
       Analytic Bio-Chemistries, Inc, Feasterville, PA; Ancorvis 
     Prof Morandi SRL, Bolonga, Italy; Andries Tek Incorporated, 
     Austin, TX; Anesthesia Equipment Supply, Inc, Black Diamond, 
     WA; Anesthesia Recording, Inc, Pittsburg, PA; Anesthesia 
     Association, Inc, San Marcos, CA; Angiodynamics, Inc, 
     Queensbury, NY; Angiodynamics, Ltd, County Wexford, Ireland; 
     Anzai Medical Co, Ltd, Tokoyo, Japan; Aoot Zavod Komponent 
     Moscow, Russia; Apcot Medical Systems, Philadelphia, PA; 
     Apelex, Bagneux, France; Apheresis Technologies, Inc, Palm 
     Harbor, FL; Apollo Dental Products, Inc, Clovis, CA; 
     Apothecary Products, Inc, Burnsville, MN; Applied Cardiac 
     Systems, Laguana Hills, CA; Applied Membranes, Inc, San 
     Marcos, CA; Applied Water Engineering, Inc, Salt Lake City, 
     UT; Applied Biometrics, Inc, Burnsvile, MN; Applied X-Ray 
     Technologies, Inc, Denver, CO; Applied Science Group, Inc, 
     Bedford, MA; Applied Sciences Corp, Hsinchu City, China; 
     Aquamatch, Inc, Laguana Hills, CA; Areeda Assoc, Ltd, Los 
     Angeles, CA; Arndorfer Medical Specialties, Greendale, WI; 
     Aspect Medical Systems, Inc, Natick, MA; Associates In 
     Reliable Medical Systems Corp, Inc, Pt Charlotte, FL.
       Astraea, Richmond, VA; Atl-Echo Ultrasound, Reedsville, PA; 
     Atlas Researches, Ltd, Hod Hasharon, Israel; Atmos 
     Medizintechnik Gmbh & Co, Lenzkirch, Germany; Audo-Aid, Inc, 
     Hato Rey, PR; Augustine Medical, Inc, Eden Prairie, MN; 
     Automated Medical Products Corp, New York, NY; Automated 
     Voice Systems, Inc, Yorba Linda, CA; Automed Corp, Richmond, 
     BC, Canada, Aventric, Technologies, Madison Heights, MI;
       Avionics Specialties, Inc, Charlottesville, VA; B Braum 
     Medical, Inc, Irvine, CA; Ballco Products, Greenwich, CT; Ban 
     Nguyen, Westminister, CA; Banta Healthcare Products, Inc, 
     Neenah, WI; Banyan Intl Corp, Abilene, TX; Barex, Ltd, 
     Minneapolis, MN; Bartels, Inc, Issaquah, WA; Base Ten 
     Systems, Inc, Trenton, NJ; Baxter Cardiovascular Group, 
     Irvine, CA; Baxter Research Medical, Inc, Midvale, UT; Bay 
     Shore Medical Equipment Corp, Bayshore, NY; Bay Area Medical 
     Physics, Inc, Aptos, CA; Bayer Corp, West Haven, CT; Bayer 
     Corp, Tarrytown, NY; Bayer Corp, Elkhart, IN.
       Bayer Corp, Berkeley, CA; Baylor Biomedical Services, 
     Dallas, TX; Bbi-Source Scientific, Inc, Garden Grove, CA; 
     Beckman Instruments, Inc, Naguabo, PR; Beckman Instruments, 
     Inc, Chaska, MN; Behavioral Technology, Inc, Salt Lake City, 
     UT; Behring Diagnostics, Inc, Westwood, MA; Bei Medical 
     System Co, Inc, Hackensack, NJ;
       Beijing Imports, Houston, TX; Benchmark Reagents, Horsham 
     Vic 3400, Australia, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, Washington, 
     DC; Berthold Detection Systems, Pforzheim, Germany; BG 
     Imaging Specialties, Inc, The Bronx, NY; Biermana and 
     Muserlain, New York, NY; Biex, Inc, Dublin, CA; Bio-Medical 
     Products Corp, Mendham, NJ; Bio-Mechanical Healthcare, Inc, 
     Toronto, Canada; Bio/Data Corporation, Horsham, PA.
       Bio-Phase Diagnostics Laboratory, Mississauga, Ontario, 
     Canada; Bio-Analytics Laboratories, Inc, Palm City, FL; Bio-
     Whittaker, Inc, Walkersville, MD; Bio-Test Medical, Inc, 
     Gibsonia, PA; Bio-Tek Instruments, Inc, Winooski, VT; Bio-
     Instrumentation, Inc, Goleta, CA; Bio-Clin, Inc, St. Louis, 
     MO; Bio-Logic Systems Corp, Mundelein, IL; Bio-Rad 
     Laboratories Gmbh, Munchen, Germany; Bioanalytical Systems, 
     Inc, West Lafayette, IN; Biochem Immunosystems, Inc, 
     Allentown, PA.
       Biochemical Diagnostic, Inc, Brentwood, NY; Biochemical 
     Trade, Inc, Miami, FL; Biocon Do Brasil Industrial, Ltd, Rio 
     De Janeiro, Brazil; Biodex Medical Systems, Inc, Shirley, NY; 
     Biofeedback Instruments, Inc, New York, NY; Biofield Corp, 
     Roswell, GA; Biogenetic Technologies, Inc, Tampa, FL; 
     Biokinetix Corp, Stamford, CT; Biokit SA, Barcelona, Spain; 
     Biomed Healthcare, Inc, Irvine, CA; Biomerieux Sa, Marcy 
     Letoile, France; Bionostics, Inc, Acton, MA; Biopool Intl, 
     Inc, West Chester, PA; Biopool Intl, Inc, Ventura, CA; 
     Biosensor Corp, Maple Grove, MN.
       Biosolve, Issaquah, WA; Biosyn, Ltd, Belfast, Ireland; 
     Biosys Co, Ltd, Seoul, Korea; Biosystems, SA, Barcelona, 
     Spain; Biotecx Laboratories, Inc, Houston, TX; Biotronik, 
     Inc, Lake Oswego, OR; Biozonics, Inc, Mequon, WI; Blackhawk 
     Biosystems, Inc, San Ramon, CA; Blood Trac Systems, Inc, 
     Toronto, Canada; Blood Systems, Inc, Scottsdale, AZ; Blood 
     Bank Computer Systems, Inc, Auburn, WA; Blue Spring Corp, 
     Port Lavaca, TX; Bnos Meditech Ltd, Essex, United Kingdom; 
     Bobes SA, Madrid, Spain; Body Watch, Inc, Winston-Salem, NC; 
     Boehringer Mannheim Corp, Indianapolis, IN.
       Boehringer Biochemia Robin, SPA, Monza, Italy; Boehringer 
     Mannheim Corp, Pleasanton, CA; Booth Medical Equipment Co, 
     Inc., Alexander, AR; Borgatta, Mexico City, Mexico; Boston 
     Medical Products, Inc, Westborough, MA; Boston Scientific 
     Corp, Natick, MA; Bowles, Keathing Epsteen Hering & Lowe 
     Chartere, Chicago, IL; Boyce Regulatory & Quality Consulting, 
     Dallas, TX; Braemer Corporation, Burnsville, MN; Brainlab 
     Gmbh, Heimstetten, Germany; Brand X-Ray Co, Inc, Addison, IL; 
     Brooks Medical Systems, Inc, Everett, WA; Bruce Med Supply, 
     Waltham, MA.
       Brunswick Biomedical Technologies, Wareham, MA; Buckman Co, 
     Inc, Concord, CA; Buffington Clinical Systems, Cleveland, OH; 
     Buhlmann Laboratories, Schonenbuch, Switzerland; Burke 
     Neutech, Inc, St Petersburg, FL; Burkhart Raentgen, Inc, St 
     Petersburg, FL; Buxton Biomedical, Inc, Mountain Lakes, NJ; C 
     & C Oxygen Co, Chattanooga, TN; Caliber Medical Corp, Reno, 
     NV; Calibur Dental Technologies, Inc, King City, Canada; 
     Cambridge Heart, Inc, Bedford, MA.
       Cameron Medical Corp, South Gate, CA; Camtronics, Ltd, 
     Hartland, WI; Canon USA, Inc, Lake Success, NY; Canwest 
     Medictex, Inc, Vancouver, Canada; Canyon Diagnostics, Inc, 
     Anaheim, CA; Capintec, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA; Caprius, Inc, 
     Wilmington, MA; Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc, St Paul, MN; Cardiac 
     Telecom Corp, Turtle Creek, PA; Cardiac Evaluation Center, 
     Inc, Milwaukee, WI; Cardiac Care Units, Inc, Woodlands Hills, 
     CA; Cardiac Science, Inc, Irvine, CA; Cardio Control; The 
     Netherlands, Netherlands, Cardio Technics, SA, Puebla, 
     Mexico.
       Cardiodynamics International Corp, San Diego, CA; 
     Cardiodyne, Inc, Irvine, CA; Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Inc, 
     Raleigh, NC; Caring Technologies, Inc, Bethesda, MD; Caroba 
     Plastics, Inc, Englewood, CO; Carolina Liquid Chemistries 
     Corp, Brea, CA; Carter-Wallace, Inc, Cranbury, NJ; Cassling 
     Diagnostics Imaging, Omaha, NE; Catalyst Research Corp, 
     Owings Mills, MD; CDC Technologies, Inc, Oxford, CT; Cemax-
     Icon, Inc, Fremont, CA; Cenogenics Corp, Morganville, NJ.
       Cerium Visual Technologies, Ltd, Tenterden, United Kingdom; 
     Cerner Corp, Kansas City, MO; Chadwick Miller, Inc, Canton, 
     MA; Challenge Unlimited, Inc, Alton, IL; Chem-Index, Inc, 
     Hialeah, FL; Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc, Medford, NY; 
     China National Medicines & Health Products, Beijing, China; 
     Chisolm Biological Laboratory, Aiken, SC; Chori America, Inc, 
     New York, NY; Cimetra, West Chazy, NY; Cine Graphics, Inc, 
     Grand Prairie, TX; Circuit Board Assemblers, Inc, 
     Youngsville, NC; Cirrus Air Technologies, Locust Valley, NY; 
     Clin-Chem Mfg, Minden, NV.
       Clinetics Corporation, Tustin, CA; Clinical Standards 
     Laboratories, Inc, Rancho Dominguez, CA; Clinical 
     Diagnostics, Inc, Chester, SC; Clinico, Bad Hersfeld, 
     Germany; Clinicomp International, Inc, San Diego, CA; Clover 
     International Corp, Tokyo, Japan; Cobe Cardiovascular, Inc, 
     Arvada, CO; Cobe Bct, Inc, Lakewood, CO; Coeur Laboratories, 
     Inc, Raleigh, NC; Colin Corp, Komaki City,

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     Japan; Colin Medical Instruments Corp, San Antonio, TX; 
     Colorado Medtech, Inc, Longmont, CO; Columbis Scientific, 
     Inc, Columbia, MD; Columbus Instruments Intl Corp, Columbus, 
     OH.
       Combined Instruments, Ltd, Sailkot, Pakistan; Comet AG, 
     Liebefeld, Switzerland; Communications & Power Industries 
     Canada, Inc, Georgetown, Canada; Composite Health Care 
     System, Falls Church, VA; Composites Horizons, Inc, Covina, 
     CA; Compumedics Sleep Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia; Compur-
     Electronic, Munich, Germany; Computerized Screening, Inc, 
     Sparks, NV; Concord E & I, Woodstock, IL; Consulting Western 
     Services, Lakewood, CA; Consumer Sensory Products, Inc, Palo 
     Alto, CA; Continental Laboratory Products, Inc, San Diego, 
     CA.
       Cook Vascular, Inc, Leechburg, PA; Cordis Corporation, 
     Miami Lakes, FL; Cordis Webster, Inc, Baldwin Park, CA; 
     Cordis Corporation, Warren, NJ; Corning Samco Corp, San 
     Fernando, CA; Corning, Inc, Corning, NY; Corp Brothers, Inc, 
     Providence, RI; Cortex Biophysik, Frankfurt, Germany; 
     Cranford X-Ray Co, Houston, TX.
       Creative Medical Development, Inc, Nevada City, CA; 
     Creative Biomedics, San Clemente, CA; Creative Health 
     Products, Inc, Plymouth, MI; Critical Care Systems, Inc, 
     Hollywood, FL; Critikon, Tampa, FL; Crossover Industry 
     Products, Inc, Norwalk, CA; Crystal, Berlin, Germany; CTI Pet 
     Systems, Inc, Knoxville, TN; CTI Services, Inc, Knoxville, 
     TN; Custom X-Ray Service, Inc, Phoenix, AZ; Custom Med, 
     Munchen, Germany; Cyberlab, Inc, Brookfield, CT; Cygnus, Inc, 
     Patterson, NJ; Dacomed Corp, Newport Beach, CA; Dade 
     Microscan, Inc, West Sacramento, CA.
       Dade Chemistry Systems, Inc, Newark, DE; Dae II Tech Co, 
     Ltd, Seoul, Korea; Daily Medical Products, Inc, San Diego, 
     CA; Danby Medical Ltd, Essex, England; Dantec Medical, Inc, 
     Allendale, NJ; Data Medical Associates, Inc, Arlington, TX; 
     Dav-Mar Medical Products, Inc, Commack, NY; Dayton Water 
     Systems, Dayton, OH; Del Medical Systems Corp, Valhalla, NY; 
     Delta Quality Consulting, Plano, TX; Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, Bay Pines, FL; Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     Washington, DC; Deputy Intl, Ltd, Leeds, United Kingdom; 
     Deroyal Industries, Inc, Powell, TN.
       Dexall Biomedical Labs, Inc, Gaithersburg, MD; DGH 
     Technology, Inc, Exton, PA; Diabetes Control & Care 
     Technology, Eden Prairie, MN; Diagnostic Technology, Inc, 
     Hauppauge, NY; Diagnostic Monitoring, Irvine, CA; Diagnostic 
     Medical Systems, Inc, Fargo, ND; Diagnostic Systems 
     Laboratories, Webster, TX; Diagnostic Monitoring Software, 
     Tustin, CA; Diagnostic Resources, Inc, Bay Port, NY; 
     Diagnostic Specialties, Metuchen, NJ; Diagnostic Instruments, 
     Inc, Lorain, OH; Diagnostics Biochem Canada, Inc, London, 
     Canada; Diamedix Corp, Miami, FL.
       Diametrics Medical, Inc, Roseville, MN; Diametrics Medical, 
     Ltd, HIgh Wycombe, United Kingdom; Diasorin/American Standard 
     Co, Columbia, MD; Diasorin, Columbia, MD; Diasys Corp, 
     Waterbury, CT; Diatech Diagnostics, Inc, Boston, MA; Difco 
     Laboratories, Inc, Detroit, MI; Digi-Trax Corp, Buffalo 
     Grove, IL; Digicare Biomedical Technology, Inc, West Palm 
     Beach, FL; Digivision, Inc, San Diego, CA; Dimeda 
     Instrumente, Tuttlingen, Germany; Direct Marketing 
     Enterprises Healthhouse, Westbury, NY; Dis-Digital Systems, 
     Inc, Walnut, CA; Disetronic Medical Systems, Minneapolis, MN.
       Diversified Electronics Co, Inc, Philadelphia, PA; DM 
     Davis, Inc, New York, NY; Dolphin Imaging Systems, Woodland 
     Hills, CA; Dong-A Medical Imaging, Inc, Santa Fe Springs, CA; 
     Dong Bang, Santa Fe Springs, CA; Dornier Medical Systems, 
     Kennesaw, GA; Dornier Surgical Products, Inc, Phoenix, AZ; 
     DPA Consulting, Inc, Urbanna, VA; Drager, Inc, Telford, PA; 
     DRG International, Inc, Mountainside, NJ; Drug Screening 
     Systems, Inc, Blackwood, NJ; Dynamic Industries Ltd, Siaikot, 
     Pakistan; E K Ind Inc, Joilet, IL; E-Systems Medical 
     Electronics Inc, San Antonio, TX.
       E I Du Pont De Nemours and Company, Inc, Wilmington, DE; E 
     Merck, Darmstadt, Germany; E & M Engineering, Inc, Richmond, 
     VA; Eagle Diagnostics, DeSoto, TX; Eagle Health Supplies, 
     Orange, CA; Eastern Anesthesia, Inc, Newtown, PA; Eastern 
     Export Enterprises, Wazirabad, Pakistan; Eaton Care 
     Telemetry, Inc, Manchester, MI; Edap Technomed, Inc, 
     Burlington, MA; Eigen Video, Nevada City, CA; Eiken Chemical 
     Company, Inc, Venice, CA; Eisner Cit Medizintechnik Gmbh, 
     Balgheim, Germany; Elcat, Gmbh, Wolfratshausen, Germany.
       Electron Company, Ltd, Taipei, China; Electron-Catheter, 
     Company, Rahway, NJ; Electronics Controls Design, Inc, 
     Milwaukie, OR; Electronic Monitors International Corp, 
     Euless, TX; Electronic Design & Research, Louisville, KY; 
     Electronic Services Mart, Inc, St. Louis, MO; Elekon 
     Industries USA, Inc, Torrance, CA; Elekta Instruments, 
     Inc, Atlanta, GA; Elema-Schonander, Hoffman Estates, IL; 
     Elgems, Ltd, Haifa, Israel; Elias USA Inc, Osceola, WI.
       Em Science, Gibbstown, NJ; Emma Marketing Company, Edison, 
     NJ; Ems Products, Inc, Kirkland, WA; Ems Handelsgesellschaft 
     MBH, Korneburg, Austria; Endocrine Sciences, Calabasas Hills, 
     CA; Endoscopy Technology, Inc, Miami, FL; Endosonics Corp, 
     Rancho Gordova, CA; Enthermics Medical Systems, Inc, 
     Menomonee Falls, WI; Environmental Tectonics Corp, 
     Southampton, PA; Enzo Biochem, Inc, Farmingdale, NY; Ep 
     Medsystems, Inc, Mount Arlington, NJ.
       Epoch Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Bothell, WA; Eppendorf 
     Geratebau Netheler & Hinz, Attleboro, MA; Erbrich Instrumente 
     Embh, Tuttlingen-16, Germany; Eschenbach Optik of America, 
     Ridgefield, CT; Eschmann Equipment, Lancing, Sussex, United 
     Kingdom; Eschweiler Gmbh & Company, Kiel, Germany; Estrin 
     Consulting Group, Potomac, MD; Eucardio Laboratory, Inc, San 
     Diego, CA; Euro Advanced Technics, Barcelona, Spain; Europa 
     Scientific, Ltd, Crewe Cheshire, United Kingdom; Ewa 
     Industries, Inc, Miami, FL; Exocell, Inc, Philadelphia, PA; 
     Falcon Surgical Company, Sialkot, Pakistan.
       Feinfocus Medizintechnik Gmbh, Garbsen, Germany; Ferring 
     Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY; Fertility Technologies, 
     Inc, Natick, MA; Fiberstars, Inc, Fremont, CA; Fidelity 
     Medical, Inc, Fairfield, NJ; Fidelity Medical, Inc, Florham 
     Park, NJ; Firehouse Medical, Inc, Anaheim, CA; Fischer 
     Industries Incorporated, Geneva, IL; Fitcraft International, 
     Inc, Rosemead, CA; Flowscan, Inc, Mill Valley, CA; 
     Flowtronics, Inc, Phoenix, AZ; Fmc Bioproducts, Div Fmc Corp, 
     Rockland, ME; Focal Corp, Tokyo, Japan; Focus Biomedical 
     Technologies, Inc, Ontario, Canada.
       Forefront Diagnostics, Inc, Laguna Hills, CA; Foshan 
     Analytical Equipment Corporation, Foshan, China; Fresco 
     Podologia S L, Barcelona, Spain; Fresenius Medical Care North 
     America, Lexington, MA; Fukuda Denshi America Corp, Redmond, 
     WA; Fukuda M-E Kogyo Company, Ltd, Tokyo, Japan; Fukuda 
     Denshi Co, LTD, Tokyo, Japan; Futuremed America, Inc, Granada 
     Hills, CA; G & J Electronics, Inc, Ontario, Canada; G U 
     Manufacturing, London, United Kingdom; G Dundas Company, 
     Black Diamond, WA; Gallant International, Inc, Flushing, NY.
       Gambro Healthcare, Lakewood, CO; Gamma Biologicals, Inc, 
     Houston, TX; Gammex, Inc, Middleton, WI; Gas Tech, Hillside, 
     IL; Gateway Airgas, St Louis, MO; Gatron Corporation, Woburn, 
     MA; Gds Techology, Inc, Elkhart, IN; Gelco Diagnostics, Inc, 
     Shreveport, LA; Gelman Sciences, Inc, Ann Arbor, MI; Gendex-
     Del Medical Imaging Corp, Franklin Park, IL; General 
     Laboratory Instruments, Delhi, India; General Medical, Inc, 
     Clearwater, FL; Genesis Medical Technology, Inc, Owings 
     Mills, MD; Genzyme Corp, Cambridge, MA; Geopure Systems & 
     Services, Inc, Orlando, FL; Gerard Enterprises, Inc, 
     Waukesha, WI; Glass Hi Tech Srl, Masera'Di Padova, Italy.
       Glaxo Australia Ply Ltd, Victgoria, Boronia, Australia; 
     Global Surgical Corporation, St. Louis, MO; GNS Audiometrics, 
     Inc, Wheeling, IL; Go-Mi, Inc, San Anselemo, CA; Go Medical 
     Industries Pty Ltd, Subiaco Perth, Australia; Golden Pacific 
     Industrial Ltd, Tsuen Wan Nt, Hong Kong; Gordon N Stowe and 
     Associates, Wheeling, IL; Graphic Controls Corp, Buffalo, NY; 
     Great Smokies Diagnostic, Asheville, NC; Grundig Professional 
     Electronics Gmbh, Fuerth/Bavaria, Germany; Guest Medical, 
     Ltd, Edenbridge, Kent, United Kingdom; Gulmay Medical Ltd, 
     Shepperton, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
       Hacker Industries, Inc, Fairfield, NJ; Haemonetics Corp, 
     Braintree, MA; Hal-Hen Co Inc, Long Island City, NY; 
     Hamamatsu Corp, Bridgewater, NJ; Hamilton Medical, Inc, Reno, 
     NV; Harley Street Software Ltd, Victoria, BC, Canada; Harpell 
     Associates, Inc, Oakville, Ontario, Canada; Harrigan Medical 
     Products, Inc, Manchester, VT; Harta Corp, Gaithersburg, MD; 
     Hawaii Mega-Cor, Inc, Aiea, HI; Hawksley & Sons Ltd, Lancing, 
     West Sussex, United Kingdom; HBCI, Los Angeles, CA; Health 
     Images, Inc, Alpharetta, GA; Healthcentric, LLC, Secauscus, 
     NJ.
       Healthdyne Technologies, Marietta, GA; Heartlab, Inc, 
     Westerly, RI; Heartstream, Inc, Seattle, WA; Helena 
     Laboratories, Beaumont, TX; Helix Diagnostics, Inc, West 
     Sacramento, CA; Heller Laboratories, Sparks, NV; Hermes 
     Systems, SA, Angleur, Belgium; Hi-Tronics Designs, Inc, Budd 
     Lake, NJ; Hichem Diagnostics, Brea, CA; Hill-Rom Air Shields, 
     Hatboro, PA; Hill-Med Inc, Miami, FL; Hillusa, Inc, Miami, 
     FL; Hitachi, Ltd, Hitachinaka, Japan; Hitachi Instruments, 
     Inc, San Jose, CA; Hitachi Science Systems, Ltd, Hitachinaka-
     Shi, Japan; Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc, Twinsburg, 
     OH.
       Hobbs Medical, Inc, Stafford Springs, CT; Hofmann-Nagel 
     Medical Systems, Inc, Irvine, CA; Hogan & Hartson, 
     Washington, DC; Home Diagnostics, Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL; 
     Honda Electronics Company, Ltd, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan; Hope 
     Imaging Corp, Willow Grove, PA; Horizon Medical Products, 
     Inc, Manchester, GA; Horizons Research Laboratories Inc, 
     Margate, FL; Hortmann Ag, Neckartenzlingen, Germany; Hti 
     Technologies, St Petersburg, FL; Hudson Respiratory Care, 
     Inc, Temecula, CA; Hugh Steeper Ltd, London, United Kingdom.
       Huntleigh Technology, Inc, Manalapan, NJ; Hycor Biomedical, 
     Inc, Garden Grove, CA; Hyundai Pharmaceutical Ind Co Ltd, 
     Bucheon City, Republic of Korea; I-Fuii Enterprise Company, 
     Ltd, Ping-Tung Hsein, China; I-Flow Corp, Lake Forest, CA; I-
     Stat Corp, Princeton, NJ; Ia Systems, Inc, Albany, NY; Ibl 
     Gmbh, Hamburg, Germany; Ics Medical Corp, Schaumburg, IL; 
     Ifci/Clonesystems Spa, Casalecchio Di Reno, Italy; Igen 
     International, Inc, Gaithersburg, MD; Ihara Medics US, Inc, 
     Valencia, CA; Image Analysis, Inc, Columbia, KY; Imaging 
     Accessories, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT.
       Imatron, Inc, South San Francisco, CA; Immco Diagnostics, 
     Inc, Buffalo, NY; Immunalysis Corp, San Dimas, CA; Immuno 
     Gmbh, Heidelberg, Germany; Immuno Concepts Inc, Sacramento, 
     CA; Immuno-Diagnostic Lab and Products, La Mirada, CA;

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     Immunostics, Inc, Ocean City, NJ; Immunotech Corp, 
     Westbrook, ME; Imnet Systems, Inc, Alpharetta, GA; 
     Infusion Medical, Inc, Wheat Ridge, CO; Innerspace, Inc, 
     Santa Ana, CA; Innogenetics SA, Haven, Sweden; Innomed 
     Systems, Inc, Apopka, FL; Innoserve Technologies, Inc, 
     Arlington, TX; Innovation Instruments Inc, Tallahassee, 
     FL.
       Innovative Concept Development, Inc, Littleton, CO; 
     Innovative Imaging, Inc, Sacramento, CA; Innovative Medical 
     Systems Corp, Ivyland, PA; Inovix Imaging Technologies, Inc, 
     Rockville, MD; Instromedix, Inc, Hillsboro, OR; 
     Instrumentarium Imaging, Tuusula, Finland; Instrumentation 
     Laboratory, Lexington, MA; Instrumentation for Medicine, Inc, 
     Greenwich, CT; Integra Biosciences, Inc, Lowell, MA; 
     Integrated Display Technology, Ltd, Hunghom, Hong Kong; 
     Integrated Diagnostics, Inc, Baltimore, MD; Integrity 
     Products, Inc, Grandview, MO.
       Integrated Medical Devices Inc, Syracuse, NY; International 
     Newtech Development, Inc, Delta, Canada; International 
     Medical Industries, Coral Springs, FL; International 
     Diagnostics Group Plc, Bury, United Kingdom; International 
     Medical Equipment Brokers, Mandeville, LA; International 
     Hospital Supply Company, Los Angeles, CA; Inventive Products, 
     Inc, Decatur, IL; Inveresk Research (NA), Inc, San Rafael, 
     CA; Invitro Diagnostika Gmbh, Mainz Kastel, Germany; Invivo 
     Research, Inc, Orlando, FL; Ionetics Inc, Fountain Valley, 
     CA; Iowa Doppler Products, Inc, Iowa City, IA.
       Ironwood Industries, Inc, Libertyville, IL; Ite Sheltered 
     Workshop, St Louis, MO; Itt Electro Optical Products Div, 
     Roanoke County, VA; IV Diagnostics, Inc, Shelton, CT; J S 
     Biomedicals, Inc, Ventura, CA; J J Consulting Services, Inc, 
     Miami, FL; J & M Cylinder Gases, Inc, Decatur, AL; J & T 
     Instruments, Tuttlingen, Germany; J & S Medical Associates, 
     Inc, Framingham, MA; Jaco Medical Equipment, Inc, San Diego, 
     CA; Jamieson Film Company, Dallas, TX; Jayza Corp, Miami, FL; 
     Jim's Instrument Mfg, Inc, Iowa City, IA; Johnson & Johnson 
     Professionals, Inc, Raynham, MA.
       Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics, Inc, Rochester, NY; 
     Jones Medical Instrument Co, Oak Brook, IL; Jostra USA, 
     Austin, TX; Jouan S A, Saint Herblain, France; Jpi, Inc, 
     Santa Monica, CA; JS & A Group, Las Vegas, NV; Jungwon 
     Precision Ind Co Ltd, Seoul, Republic of Korea; K W Griffen 
     Company, Norwalk, CT; Kam Ma Trading Company, Tsuen Wan, Hong 
     Kong; Kardiosis Ltd Co, Ankara, Turkey; Karmel Medical 
     Acoustic Technologies Ltd, Tirat Hacarmel, Israel; KAS and 
     Associates, Nottingham, United Kingdom; Kasha Software, Inc, 
     Charlotte, NC.
       Katecho, Inc, Des Moines, IA; Kaulson Laboratories, Inc, 
     West Caldwell, NJ; Keithley Instruments, Inc, Solon, OH; 
     Keomed, Inc, Minnetonka, MN; Kimble Glass, Inc, Vineland, NJ; 
     King Diagnostics, Inc, Indianapolis, IN; KNC Systems, Inc, 
     Merrimack, NH; Knighton Limited, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, 
     United Kingdom; Koda and Androlia, Los Angeles, CA; Komed, 
     Budapest, Hungary; Konica Corporation, Hino City, Tokyo, 
     Japan; Kontron Instruments Ag, Basel, Schweiz, Germany; 
     Kowa Optimed, Inc, Torrance, CA; Kumar, Inc, Rio Piedros, 
     PR; Kurt K Fetzer, Tuttlingen, Germany.
       Kwm Electronics Corp, West Jordan, UT; L-3 Communications 
     Corp, Camden, NJ; L2 Systems, Inc, Austin, TX; La Mont 
     Medical, Inc, Madison, WI; Lab Vision Corp, Fremont, CA; 
     Labconco Corp, Kansas City, KS; Laboratories Knickerbocker, 
     Barcelona, Spain; Laboratory Equipment Corp, Mooresville, IN; 
     Labsystems Oy, Helsinki, Finland; Ladd Research Industries, 
     Inc, Burlington, VT; Lallvet Medical, Inc, West Allis, WI; LC 
     Technologies, Inc, Fairfax, VA; Le Medikon Products Inc, 
     Anaheim, CA; Leocor Inc, Houston, TX; Lexicor Medical 
     Technology, Inc, Boulder, CO.
       Life Sciences International, Ltd, Astmoor, Runcorn, 
     Cheshire, United Kingdom; Life Tech International Inc, 
     Stafford, TX; Lifecare Medical International Corp, 
     Philadelphia, PA; Lifeline Systems, Inc, Cambridge, MA; 
     Lifescan, Inc, Milpitas, CA; Lifesensors, Inc, Upper 
     Montclair, NJ; Lifesign LLC, Somerset, NJ; Light Diagnostics, 
     Temecula, CA; Lightner Specialty Gas, Inc, Wichita, KS; 
     Linsure Industries, Ltd, Taipei, Taiwan; Liston Scientific 
     Corp, Irvine, CA; Localmed, Inc, Palo Alto, CA; London Health 
     Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada; Low High Enterprise 
     Co, Ltd, Kaohsiung, China.
       Lp Italiana Spa, Milano, Italy; Luminaud, Inc, Mentor, OH; 
     Lumisys, Inc, Tucson, AZ; Lumitex, Inc, Strongsville, OH; 
     Lunar Corp, Madison, WI; Luxilon, Antwerp, Belgium; LXN Corp, 
     San Diego, CA; Lyons Medical Instrument, Sylmar, CA; M I T 
     Service, Inc, San Diego, CA; M & C Specialties Company, 
     Southampton, PA; M A S, Inc, Burlington, NJ; Mabis 
     Healthcare, Inc, Lake Forest, IL; Madsys Inc, Hasbrouck 
     Heights, NJ; Magna Medical, Inc, Miami, FL; Magna-Lab, Inc, 
     Syosset, NY; Magnetic Research, Inc, Provo, UT.
       Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Company, Auburn, ME; 
     Mallinckrodt Inc, St Louis, MO; Mardx Diagnostics, Inc, 
     Carlsbad, CA; Marox Corporation, Springfield, MA; Marquette 
     Hellige, Freiburg, Germany; Mars Metal Company, Ltd, Yorba 
     Linda, CA; Master-Pak Lab, Inc, Paterson, NJ; Mathys Medical 
     Ltd, Bettlach, Switzerland; Matreya, Inc, Pleasant Gap, PA; 
     Matsuhita Communication Industrial Company, Ltd, Yokohama, 
     Kanagawa, Japan; Maxxim Medical, Inc, Athens, TX; MBI Inc, 
     Las Vegas, NV; Mca Software Services, Inc, Tucson, AZ; Med-
     Acoustics, Inc, Stone Mountain, GA.
       Med-I-Co, Signal Hill, CA; Medamicus, Inc, Minneapolis, MN; 
     Medela Inc, McHenry, IL; Medese Ag, Zurich, Switzerland; 
     Medex, Inc, Hilliard, OH; Medgyn Products, Inc, Oak Brook, 
     IL; Medi Nuclear Corp, Inc, Baldwin Park, CA; Medic, Inc, 
     Omaha, NE; Medical Physics Colorado Inc, Boulder, CO; Medical 
     Information Systems of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; Medical 
     Information Technology, Inc, Westwood, MA; Medical Analysis 
     Systems, Inc, Camarillo, CA; Medical Measurements, Inc, 
     Hackensack, NJ; Medical Technical Gases Inc, Medford, MA; 
     Medical Systems Engineering, Inc, Oakland, CA.
       Medical Chemical Corp, Santa Monica, CA; Medical Reports 
     Exchange Inc, Baltimore, MD; Medical Imaging Technology 
     Associates, Inc, Mainland, PA; Medical Knowledge Systems, 
     Inc, Boulder, CO; Medical Systems Engineering, Inc, 
     Baltimore, MD; Medical Data Electronics, Inc, Arleta, CA; 
     Medical Device Industry, St Wendel, Germany; Medication 
     Delivery Devices, Inc, San Diego, CA; Medicor, Budapest, 
     Hungary; Medilink, Montpellier, France; Medim 
     Histotechnologie, Gieben, Germany; Medimatic, New York, 
     NY; Medionics International Inc, Markham, Ontario, Canada.
       Medis S R L, Milano, Italy; Medisense, Inc, Bedford, MA; 
     Medisense Contract Manufacturing, Ltd, Abingdon, Oxon, United 
     Kingdom; Medisol Ltd Medical Products, St Louis, MO; Medison 
     America, Inc, Pleasanton, CA; Medisurg Industries, Inc, 
     Herndon, VA; Meditec, Company Ltd, Dongdaemun-Ku, Seoul, 
     Republic of Korea; Mediware Information Systems, Inc, 
     Melville, NY; Medro Systems, Inc, McKinney, TX; Medstone 
     International, Inc, Aliso Viejo, CA; Medsys, Inc, Hasbrouck 
     Heights, NJ; Medtec Corp, Chapel Hill, NC; Medtronic Ps 
     Medical, Goleta, CA.
       Medtronic Bio-Medicus, Inc, Eden Prairie, MN; Medtronic 
     Neurological, Minneapolis, MN; Medx, Inc, Arlington Heights, 
     IL; Mela Gmbh Elektromdizin, Munich, Germany; Melco Wire 
     Products Co, Glendale, CA; Memtec Corporation, Salem, NH; 
     Mentor Corp, Santa Barbara, CA; Mercodia, Uppsala, Sweden; 
     Mercury Enterprises, Inc, Clearwater, FL; Merss Corp, 
     Indianapolis, IN; Mesys, Hanover, Germany; Metavox, Inc, 
     Vienna, VA; Metra Biosystems, Inc, Mountain View, CA; Metraco 
     Diagnostics, Inc, Houston, TX; Michigan Airgas, Midland, MI.
       Micro Focus Imaging, Inc, Wheeling, IL; Micro-Shev Limited, 
     Efrat, Israel; Micro-Processor Services, Inc, Huntington 
     Station, NY; Micromedical, Inc, Northbrook, IL; Microwave 
     Medical Systems, Inc, Acton, MA; Mie America, Inc, Elk Grove 
     Village, IL; Millar Instruments, Inc, Houston, TX; Millennia 
     Technology, Inc, Cheswick, PA; Mine Safety Appliances, Co, 
     Cranberry Township, PA; Mir Medical International Research, 
     Roma, Italy; Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc, Somerset, 
     NJ; Mizuho USA, Inc., San Diego, CA; Modular Instruments, 
     Inc., Malvern, PA.
       Moduls Data Systems, Inc, Santa Clara, CA; Molecular Bio-
     Products Service Corp, San Diego, CA; Monarch Medical 
     Equipment, Ltd, Staten Island, NY; Monobind, Costa Mesa, CA; 
     Morgan Medical Ltd, Rainham, Kent, United Kingdom; Mortara 
     Instrument, Inc, Milwaukee, WI; MPI Medical Products, Inc, 
     Miami, FL; MRI Devices Corp, Waukesha, WI; MTC-Quintiles, 
     Rockville, MD; MUI Scientific, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; 
     Multidata Systems International Corp, St Louis, MO; Multigon 
     Industries, Inc, Yonkers, NY; Multisciences, Inc, Berwick, 
     ME; Multispiro/Creative Biomedics, San Clemente, CA.
       MWI, Inc, Dallas, TX; Myraid Ultrasound Systems, Inc, 
     Englewood, NJ; N-Ject LPP, McHenry, IL; Nagase Corp, Tokyo, 
     Japan; National Medical Services, Inc, Willow Grove, PA; 
     National Instrument Company, Inc, Baltimore, MD; NBS 
     Medical, Inc, Costa Mesa, CA; NCS Healthcare of Oklahoma, 
     Del City, OK; NCS Diagnostics, Inc, Etobicoke, Ontario, 
     Canada; Neal Compton Enterprises, Inc, Benicia, CA; 
     Nellcor Puritan Benntt Ireland, Ltd, Galway, Ireland; Nen 
     Life Science Products Inc, Boston, MA; Neogenesis Corp, 
     East Northport, NY.
       Neometrics, Inc, East Northport, NY; Neopath, Inc, Redmond, 
     WA; Neoterik Health Technologies, Inc, Woodsboro, MD; Network 
     Concepts Inc, Middleton, WI; Neurocom International, Inc, 
     Clackamas, OR; Neuromedical Systems, Inc, Suffern, NY; 
     Neuroscientific Corp, Penndel, PA; Neurotron, Inc, 
     Lawrenceville, NJ; New York Blood Center, Inc, New York, NY; 
     New Product Development, Inc, East Syracuse, NY; Newmed Corp, 
     Richardson, TX; Nexair, LLC, Memphis, TN; Nexell 
     Therapeutics, Inc, Irvine, CA; Nichimen Europe Plc, 
     Duesseldorf, Germany.
       Nichiryo Co Ltd, Tokyo, Japan; Nichols Institute 
     Diagnostics, San Juan, CA; Nicolet Vascular Inc, Golden, CO; 
     Nidek Inc, Fremont, CA; Nihome Seimitsu Sokki, Gunma-Ken, 
     Japan; Nihon Kohden Corp, Tokyo, Japan; Nihon Comac Co Ltd, 
     Matsumoto City, Japan; Nihon Kohden, Irvine, CA; Nipro 
     Company Ltd Research & Overseas Dept, Tokyo, Japan; Noise 
     Cancellation Technologies Inc, Linthicum, MD; Nomos Corp, 
     Lake Worth, FL; Norland Corp, Fort Atkinson, WI; Northeast 
     Monitoring Inc, Sudbury, MA; Northrop Gruman Corp, Pico 
     Rivera, CA; Norwood Coated Products, Frazer, PA.
       Nova Biomedical Corp, Waltham, MA; Nova Technologies Inc, 
     Hauppauge, NY; Novamed Ltd, Jerusalem, Israel; NTL Associates 
     Inc, East Brunswick, NJ; Nubenco Enterprises, Inc, Paramus, 
     NJ; Nuccardiac

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     Software Inc, Yorba Linda, CA; Nuclin Diagnostics Inc, 
     Northbrook, IL; Nxlink Ltd, Richland, WA; O-Two Systems, 
     Mississaugu Ontario, Canada; Occupational Marketing Inc, 
     Houston, TX; Ocenco Inc, Kenosha, WI; Ocular Research 
     Associates Inc, Coconut Creek, FL; Oculus Optikgerate Gmbh, 
     Wetzlar, Germany; Odam, Wissembourg, France.
       Oec Medical Systems Inc, Salt Lake City, UT; Oem Systems Co 
     Ltd, Uji-Shi, Japan; Ohlendorf Research Inc, Ottawa, IL; 
     Olympic Controls Corp, Elgin, IL; Olympus America Inc, 
     Melville, NY; Omega Medical Imaging Inc, Sanford, IL; Omron 
     Dalian Co Ltd, Dalian, China; Oncor Inc, Gaithersburg, MD; 
     Opthalmed Inc, San Marcos, CA; Optical Technology Devices 
     Inc, Elmsford, NY; Optima Inc, Tokyo, Japan; Optimed 
     Technologies Inc, Livingston, NJ; Optometrics USA Inc, Ayer, 
     MA; Orbit Inc, Oak Ridge, TN; Organon Teknika Corp, Durham, 
     NC; Organtec, Mainz, Germany.
       Orion Diagnostica (Orion Corporation), Espoo, Finland; 
     Orion Research Inc, Beverly, MA; Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, 
     Inc, Rochester, NY; Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc, Raritan, 
     NJ; Ortivus Ab, Taby, Sweden; Osim (USA) Inc, Bellevue, WA; 
     Ostemeter Meditech A/S, Horsholm, Denmark; Otago Corp, Ipoh, 
     Malaysia; Oxarc Inc, Pasco, WA; Oxford Medical Inc, Largo, 
     FL; Oxigraf Inc, Mountain View, CA; Oxis International Inc, 
     Portland, OR; Oxygen Therapy Institute, Livonia, MI; Pace 
     Tech Inc., Clearwater, FL, Pacific Pharmaceuticals Inc, San 
     Diego, CA; Packard Bioscience Co, Downers Grove, IL; Pantex--
     Div Bio-Analysis Inc, Santa Monica, CA; Park Surgical Co, 
     Brooklyn, NY.
       Park Medical Systems Inc, Lachine Quebec, Canada; Parks 
     Medical Electronics Inc, Aloha, OR; Parsons Airgras, San 
     Diego, CA; Particle Data, Inc, Elmhurst, IL; Pasadena 
     Scientific Industries, Pasadena, MD; Paterson Scientific Inc, 
     Paterson, NJ; Payton Associates Inc, Buffalo, NY; PDX 
     Technologies, Westlake Village, CA; Peb Associates, 
     Seargeantsville, NJ; Pemco Inc, Independence, OH; Perimed 
     Inc, Smithtown, NY; Perimed Ab, Jarfalla, Sweden; Perimmune 
     Inc, Rockville, MD; Perkens Electronics Co, Dallas, TX; 
     Perstorp Analytical, Wilsonville, OR; Peter W Seeh Medical, 
     Tuttlingen, Germany.
       Pett Electronics Inc, Webster Groves, MO; Phamatech, San 
     Diego, CA; Pharmacia & UpJohn, Kalamazoo, MI; Philips 
     Lighting Co, Somerset, NJ; Philips Medizin Systeme, Hamburg, 
     Germany; Phoenix Biomedical Corp, Norristown, PA; Phycon 
     Medical Sciences, Inc, Tampa, FL; Physio Systems, Inc, 
     Newark, CA; Physio-Dyne Instrument Corp, Farmingdale, NY; Pi 
     Medical, Athens, TN; Pie Medical Equipment BV, Maastricht, 
     Netherlands; Planet Products Corp, Madison, WI; PML 
     Microbiologicals, Wilsonville, OR; Point Plastics, Inc, 
     Petaluma, CA.
       Pointe Scientific, Inc, Lincoln Park, MI; Polar Cryogenics, 
     Inc, Portland, OR; PolHiTech SRL, Carsoli, Italy; Poly 
     Scientific Research & Development Corp, Bayshore, NY; 
     Portable Medical Laboratories, Inc, Solana Beach, CA; 
     Positron Corp, Houston, TX; Pratt Medical, Inc, Olathe, CO; 
     Praxair Inc, Middleburg Heights, OH; Praxair Distribution, 
     Middleburgh Heights, OH; Praxair Distribution Southeast Llc, 
     Middleburg Heights, OH; Precise Optics, Bay Shore, NY; 
     Precision Systems, Inc, Natick, MA; Prentke Romich Co, 
     Wooster, OH; Prime Ideas, Inc, Willmar, MN; Princeton 
     Biomeditech Corp, Princeton, NJ.
       Priority Healthcare Corp, Altamonte Springs, FL; Prism 
     Microsystems, Ltd, Borehamwood, United Kingdom; Procedure 
     Products, Inc, Vancouver, WA; Progetti SRL, Torino, Italy; 
     Propper Mfg Co, Inc, Long Island City, NY; Protel USA, LLC, 
     Wyckoff, NJ; Prucka Engineering, Inc, Houston, TX; Przybyla 
     and Associates, Inc, Tomball, TX; Pt Dharma Medipro, 
     Tangerang, Indonesia; Pulmonary Data Services Inst, Inc. 
     Louisville CO; Pulmonox Research & Development, Tofield, 
     Canada; Pulse Metric, Inc, San Diego, CA; Pulse Biomedical, 
     Inc, Norristown, PA.
       Pulse Metric Taiwan, Inc, Taipei, China; Pulse Scientific, 
     Inc, Burlington, Canada; Puritan Bennett Corp, Minneapolis, 
     MN; Puritan Bennett Corp, Carlsbad, CA; Puritan Bennett Corp, 
     Lenexa, KS; Pyramid Biological Corp, Van Nuys, CA; QRS 
     Diagnostic, LLC, Plymouth, MN; Qualis, Inc, Des Moines, IA; 
     Quantimetrix, Redondo Beach, CA; Quantum Life Systems, Inc, 
     Great Meadows, NJ; Quidel Corp, San Diego, CA; Quinton 
     Electrophysiology Corp, Richmond Hill, Canada.
       Quinton Instrument Co, Bothell, WA; R & F Imaging Systems, 
     Inc, Smyrna, GA; R2 Diagnostics, Inc, South Bend, IN; Rad-
     Source, Inc, Coral Springs, FL; Radiation Oncology 
     Computer Systems, Carlsbad, CA; Radiographic Equipment 
     Services, Inc, Riverside, CA; Radiological Specialists, 
     Inc, Van Nuys, CA; Randwal Instrument Co, Inc, 
     Southbridge, MA; Rapid-Aid Ltd, Oakville, Canada; Raymax 
     of Canada, Brampton, Canada; Reflex Industries, Inc, San 
     Diego, CA; Reid & Priest, LLP, New York, NY; Remco Italia, 
     South Pedrino Di Vignate, Italy.
       Remedpar, Inc, Goodlettsville, TN; Republic Drug Co, Inc, 
     Buffalo, NY; Research Consultants, Inc, Waco, TX; Respiratory 
     Support Products, Inc, Irvine, CA; Rhomicron Electronica 
     Medica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Ricca Chemical Co, 
     Arlington, TX; Riverside Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; RJ Harvey 
     Instrument Corp, Hillsdale, NJ; RMC, Tucson, AZ; Roche 
     Diagnostics, Somerville, NJ; Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc, 
     Somerville, NJ; Rocky Mountain Reagents, Inc, Denver, CO; 
     Rodenstock USA, Inc, Danbury, CT; Roman Vladimirsky, Los 
     Angeles, CA; Rossmax Intl, Ltd, Taipei, China.
       Rova Co, Inc, Newbury, OH, Rowley Biochemical Institute, 
     Inc, Danvers, MA; RT Technical Services, Burleson, TX; Rusch, 
     Inc, Duluth, GA; RW Johnson Pharmaceutical, Research Inst, 
     Raritan; S & W Medico Teknik, Aabybro, Denmark; S & M 
     Instrument Co, Doylestown, PA; Sable Industries, Oceanside, 
     CA; Sag Harbor Industries, Inc, Sag Harbor, NY; Saleem 
     Surgico, Sialkot, Pakistan; Samsung-Ge Medical Systems Co, 
     Sungnam-Shi, Korea; San Diego Biotech, San Diego, CA; Sandare 
     International Inc, Cedar Hill, TX; Sanfan Plastic & Rubber 
     Co, Ltd, Chengdu, China.
       Sanko Junyaku Co, Ltd, Tokyo, Japan; Sanofi Diagnostics 
     Pasteur, Redmond, WA; Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur, Marnes-La-
     Coquette, France; Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Nagoya, Japan; 
     Sarstedt, Inc, Newton, NC; Sasco, Inc, Charlotte, NC; Sato 
     Light Industry Co, Ltd, Agei-Gun, Japan; Scan Medical, Ltd, 
     Middlesex, United Kingdom; Scanco, Inc, Ithaca, NY; 
     Scanditronix Medical AB, Uppsala, Sweden; Scantibodies 
     Laboratory, Inc, Santee, Ca; SCC, Inc, Hawthorne, CA; 
     Schiapparelli Biosystems, Inc, Fairfield, NJ; Schick 
     Technologies, Inc, Long Island, NY.
       Schiff & Co, West Calwell, NJ; Schiller AG, Baar, 
     Switzerland; Schinkoeth Equip- 
     amentos Medico-Hospitalares LTDA, Nucleo Bandeirante, Brazil; 
     Schoch Electronics, Regensdorf, Switzerland, Scintillation 
     Technologies Corp, Knoxville, TN; Scribner Browne, Inc, 
     Boulder, CO; Seac SRL, Calenzano, Italy; Sealite Sciences, 
     Inc, Norcross, GA; Sechrist Industries, Inc, Anaheim, CA; See 
     Sea Development, Inc, Seminole, FL; Seiko Instruments, Inc, 
     Chiba-Shi, Japan; Sela Electronic, Inc, New York, NY; Senior 
     Technologies, Inc, Lincoln, NE; Sens-O-Tech Industries, Inc, 
     Tinton Falls, NJ.
       Sensor Devices, Inc, Waukesha, WI; Sensormedics Corp, Yorba 
     Linda, CA; Seracare Technology, Austin, TX; Serbio, 
     Gennevilliers, France; Settler Medical Electronics Inc, 
     Winnipeg, Canada; Seward, Ltd, Thetford, United Kingdom; 
     Shandon, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA; Shanghai Medifriend Medical 
     Products, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Joe's Automatic Devices, 
     Inc, Shanghai, China; Shantou Institute of Ultrasonic 
     Instruments, Shantou, China; Shared Systems, Inc, Martinez, 
     GA; Sharper Image Corp, Little Rock, AR; Sharplan Lasers, 
     Inc, Allendale, NJ; Sherwood Medical Co, Hazelwood, MO.
       Sherwood Medical Co, Bothell, WA; Shield Diagnostics, Ltd, 
     Dundee, United Kingdom; Siemens Medical Systems, Inc, 
     Concord, CA; Siemens Medical Systems, Inc, Hoffman Estates, 
     IL; Siemens Medical Systems, Issaquah, WA; Siemens Medical 
     Systems, Danvers, MA; Siemens Medical Corp, Iselin, NJ; Sigma 
     Chemical Co, St Louis, MO; Sigma Laboratory Centrifuges, 
     Osterode, Germany; Sigma Diagnostics, Inc, St Louis, MO; 
     Simonsen Medical A/S, Randers, Denmark; Sims Graseby Ltd, 
     Watford, United Kingdom; Sims Portex Ltd, Kent, United 
     Kingdom.
       Sims Pneu Pac, Ltd, Luton, United Kingdom; Sinmed BV, 
     Reeuwijk, Netherlands; Sita Associates, Flossmoor, IL; Sitco, 
     Inc, Arlington Heights, IL; Skatron, Inc, Sterling, VA; 
     Sleepnet Corporation, Manchester, NH; SLP, Ltd, Tel-Aviv, 
     Israel; Smithkline Diagnostics, Inc, Sharon Hill, PA; SMV 
     America, Twinsburg, OH; Snap Laboratories, LLC, Glenview, IL; 
     Snijders Analysers BV, Tilburg, Netherlands; So-Cal Airgas, 
     Lakewood, CA; Soft Computer Consultants, Palm Harbor, FL; 
     Solomon Technology Corp, Chandler, AZ; Somanetics Corp, Troy, 
     MI; Somatronix Research Corp, Granby, CT.
       Sonar Hearing Health, Eagan, MN; Sono Diagnostics, Inc, 
     Pinellas Park, FL; Sonogage, Inc, Cleveland, OH; Sonosight, 
     Inc, Bothell, WA; Sorba Medical Systems, Inc, Brookfield, WI; 
     Spectronic Instruments, Inc, Rochester, NY; Spirometrics 
     Medical Equipment Co, Auburn, ME; SRD Shorashim Medical, Ltd, 
     DN Misgav, Israel; Stanbio Laboratory, Inc, San Antonio, TX; 
     Standard Scientific, Inc, Hebron, KY; Starkey Laboratories, 
     Inc, Eden Prairie, MN; Statcorp, Inc, Jacksonville, FL; STC 
     Technologies, Inc, Bethlehem, PA; Stemcell Technologies, Inc, 
     Vancouver, Canada.
       Stephenson Industries, Inc, Point Pleasant, NJ; Steritek, 
     Inc, Moonachie, NJ; Sterne Manufacturing, Brampton, Canada; 
     St Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division, Sylmar, 
     CA; Storch, Amini, & Munves, New York, NY; Stratec 
     Elektronik, Birkenfeld, Germany; Strategic Diagnostics, Inc, 
     Newark, DE; Summit Medical Inc, Palm Harbor, FL; Sun Nuclear 
     Corporation, Melbourne, FL; Sun Biomedical Laboratories, Inc, 
     Blackwood, NJ; Sunquest Information Systems, Inc, Tucson, AZ; 
     Suntex Instruments Co, Ltd, Taipei, China; Superkit Intl, 
     Inc, Miami, FL.
       Surgical Navigation Technologies, Broomfield, CO; Surgical 
     Technologies, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT; Surgical Instrument Co 
     of America, Ridgefield, NJ; Surgicon, Ltd, Sialkot, Pakistan; 
     Suzuken Co, Ltd, Hagoya-Higashi, Japan; Swelab Instrument, 
     Stockholm, Sweden; Swemed Lab Intl, Billdal, Sweden; Sybron 
     Intl Corp, Milwaukee, WI; Syntron Bioresearch, Inc, Carlsbad, 
     CA; Sysmex Corp, Long Grove, IL; Systec Computer Associates, 
     Inc, Mount Sinai, NY; Tanabe USA, Inc, San Diego, CA; 
     Tasteful Corporation, Taipei, China; Technical Chemicals & 
     Products, Inc, Ft Lauderdale, FL; Teco Diagnostics, 
     Anaheim, CA; Teco Medical Instruments, Ergoldsbach, 
     Germany.

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       Telediagnostic Systems, Inc, San Francisco, CA; Telex 
     Communications, Inc, Minneapolis, MN; Terumo Medical Corp, 
     Elkton, MD; Texas Immunology, Inc, Tyler, TX; Texas Intl 
     Laboratories, Inc, Houston, TX; Texas Medical Electronics Co, 
     Houston, TX; The Lahr Consulting Group, Inc, Mahwah, NJ; The 
     Kohl Group, Scottsdale, AZ; The Anson Group, LLC, 
     Indianapolis, IN; The Soule Company, Inc, Tampa, FL; The 
     Perkin-Elmer Corp, Norwalk, CT; Theranol Deglaude 
     Laboratories, Bagneux, France; Theratronics Intl, Ltd, 
     Kanata, Canada; Thermo Separation Products, San Jose, CA.
       Timm Research Co, Eden Prairie, MN; Tiyoda Mfg USA, Inc, 
     Torrance, CA; TM Analytic, Inc, Brandon, FL; Toitu of 
     America, Inc, Wayne, PA; Tomtec Imaging Systems, 
     Unterschleissheim, Germany; Top Corp, Tokyo, Japan; Toray 
     Marketing & Sales, Inc, Houston, TX; Toshiba Corp Medical 
     Engineering Center, Otawara-Shi, Japan; Toshiba Corporation, 
     Tochigi-Ken, Japan; Tosoh Medics, Inc, Foster City, CA; 
     Touritu Engineering Co, Inc, Suzuka, Japan; Toys For Special 
     Children, Inc, Hastings on Hudson, NY; Trac Medical, Inc, 
     Raleigh, NC; Trace America, Inc, Miami, FL.
       Translite, Sugarland, TX; Tri-Gas, Inc, Irving, TX; Tri-
     Continent Scientific, Inc, Grass Valley, CA; Trinity Biotech, 
     Dublin, Ireland; Trionix Research Laboratory, Inc, Twinsburg, 
     OH; Tubemaster, Inc, Grand Prairie, TX; U-Med Industrial, 
     Inc, Tokyo, Japan; UGM Medical Systems, Inc, Philadelphia, 
     PA; Ulster Scientific, Inc, New Paltz, NY; Ultravoice, Ltd, 
     Berwyn, PA; UMA, Inc, Dayton, VA; UMM Electronics, Inc, 
     Indianapolis, IN; Unipath, Ltd, Bedford, United Kingdom; 
     United Biotech, Inc, Mountain View, CA; Universal Medical 
     Systems, Inc, Clearwater, FL; Universal Medical Systems, Inc, 
     Bedford Hills, NY.
       Unotech Diagnostics, Inc, San Leandro, CA; UO Equipment Co, 
     Houston, TX; Urometrics, Inc, St Paul, MN; US Endoscopy 
     Group, Inc, Mentor, OH; US Filter/Ionpure, Inc, Lowell, MA; 
     US Filter, St Louis Park, MN; US Filter Continental Water 
     Systems, El Paso, TX; US Summit Co, New York, NY; USA 
     Instruments, Inc, Aurora, OH; Validyne Engineering Sales 
     Corp, Northridge, CA; Valmed, Inc, Northboro, MA; Varian 
     Interay, North Charleston, SC; Varian-Tem Ltd, Crawley, 
     United Kingdom; Varian-Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, 
     IL.
       Varian Chromatography Systems, Walnut Creek, CA; Vasculab 
     Medizintechnik, Poel Island, Germany; Versamed, Ltd, Tel-
     Aviv, Israel; VF-Works, Inc, Palm Harbor, FL; Victor 
     Equipment Co, Denton, TX; Vidamed, Inc, Fremont, CA; Viran 
     Clinical Diagnostics, Inc, Stevensville, MI; Virtual Corp, 
     Portland, OR; Vision Instruments, Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, 
     Visionics Corp, Minneapolis, MN; Vitalcom, Inc, Tustin, CA; 
     Vitalcor, Inc, Westmont, IL; Vitalograph, Inc, Lenexa, KS; 
     VNA Systems, Inc, Atlanta, GA; VSI Radiology, San Diego, CA; 
     Vulcon Technologies, Grandview, MO.
       Vygon Corp, East Rutherford, NJ; Wako Chemicals, USA, Inc, 
     Richmond, VA; Wallac, Inc, Akron, OH; Walter Kidde Portable 
     Equipment, Inc, Mebane, NC; Ware Medics Glass Works, Inc, 
     Haverstraw, NY; Warren D. Novak Enterprises, Inc, Chappaqua, 
     NY; Water Solution Technologies, Carlsbad, CA; Wellhofer 
     North America, LLC, Bartlett, TN; Wenzhou Ouhai Medical 
     Instruments Factory, Wenzhou, China; Werner Fischer, 
     Fridingen, Germany; Western Star, Inc, Lake Oswego, OR; 
     Whale Scientific, Inc, Commerce City, CO; Whitmore 
     Enterprises, Inc, San Antonio, TX.
       Wien Laboratories, Inc, Succasunna, NJ; Wiener 
     Laboratories, Rosario, Argentina; William E. King, Waukegan, 
     IL; Williams Sound Corp, Eden Prairie, MN; Willie Krawitz, 
     Orange, CA; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, Palo Alto, 
     CA; Winfield Medical, San Diego, CA; Winmed Instruments Mfg. 
     Corp, Taipei, China; Wipro Ge Medical Systems Ltd, Bangalore, 
     India; Wisconsin Pharmacal Co, Jackson, WI; Witt Biomedical 
     Corp, Melbourne, FL; WL Gore & Associates, Inc, Phoenix, AZ; 
     World Wide Plastics, Inc, Trevose, PA; Wuzi Haiying-Cal Tec 
     Electronic Equipment Co., Wuxi, China.
       Wyndgate Technologies, Rancho Cordova, CA; Wyrick, Robbins, 
     Yates & Ponton, Raleigh, NC; X R E Corp, Littleton, MA; X-Cel 
     X-Ray Corp, Cystal, Lake, IL; Xenos Medical Systems, Inc, New 
     Canaan, CT; Xerox Adaptive Technologies, Peabody, MA; Xingtai 
     Plastic Medical Apparatus Factory, Xing-Tai, China; Xitron 
     Technologies, Inc, San Diego, CA; Xtec, Inc, Columbia City, 
     IN; Yorke Enterprises, Ltd, Mitcham, United Kingdom; Young 
     Dental Mfg. Co, Brownsville, TX; Ysi, Inc, Yellow Springs, 
     OH; Yukosha Co, Inc, Tokyo, Japan.
       Z-Tech, Inc, Charleston, SC; Zaxis Inc, Hudson, OH; Zee 
     Medical, Inc, Irvine, CA; Zenex Corp, Elk Grove Village, IL; 
     Zertl Medical, Inc, Pennington, NJ; Zetek, Inc, Aurora, CO; 
     Zeus Scientific, Inc, Branchburg, NJ; Zewa, Hergiswil, 
     Switzerland; Zimmer Elektromedizin Corp, Irvine, CA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota.

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