
CareFusion (NYSE: CFN) delivers clinically proven products and services
that measurably improve patient care and workflow efficiency. The
CareFusion family of products and services is used in over 120 countries
and includes some of the most widely recognized brands in respiratory
care and respiratory diagnostics, including SensorMedics, Jaeger,
AVEA®, Vela®, EnVe™, the LTV® series of ventilators and
AirLife™ technologies.

Masimo,
innovator and leader of motion and low perfusion tolerant pulse oximetry,
a technology
that noninvasively measures arterial oxygen saturation, is committed
to improving patient outcomes and reducing cost of care by working
with
dedicated hospital staff to convert health care institutions around
the world to Masimo SET pulse oximetry technology. They are accomplishing
this goal by directly marketing complete pulse oximetry solutions
to
hospitals, as well as by partnering with patient monitoring
companies to create innovative, cost-effective acquisition programs
for Masimo
SET products. Masimo Corporation is located in Irvine, California.
Covidien, formerly Tyco Healthcare, is a global $10 billion manufacturer of leading medical devices and supplies, imaging products and pharmaceuticals. The Company employs more than 43,000 people worldwide and is dedicated to working with medical professionals to improve patient outcomes. Its portfolio of leading brands includes Nellcor, Puritan Bennett, Mallinckrodt, Autosuture, Kendall, Syneture and Valleylab.

Monaghan
Medical Corporation is a global leader in the manufacture and sale of
aerosol drug delivery devices and asthma management products as well
as a supplier to major pharmaceutical companies involved with respiratory
medicine in the United States . The company's strength lies in its science
based approach to developing cost efficient, outcome based products
for aerosolized drug delivery including the well-known brand names AeroChamber
MAX ® Valved Holding Chamber (VHC), AeroChamber
Plus ® Z STAT ® anti-static Valved
Holding Chamber (aVHC), AeroEclipse ® II Breath Actuated
Nebulizer (BAN), AeroVent ® Collapsible Holding Chamber
(CHC), TruZone ® Peak Flow Meter (PFM) and Doc
Monaghan ™ . Detailed clinical
and contact information can be found on the company's website, www.monaghanmed.com.

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 128,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of USD 42 billion (€27 billion) in 2007, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.

Dräeger
Medical AG & Co. KG is one of the world’s leading
manufacturers of medical equipment, the largest division of Drägerwerk
AG (history dates back to 1889) and a 65:35 joint venture company between
Drägerwerk AG and Siemens AG. The Company offers products, services
and integrated CareArea™ Solutions throughout the patient care
process—Emergency Care, Perioperative Care, Critical Care, Perinatal
Care and Home Care. Dräger Medical provides innovative solutions
for acute patient care which are the result of a clear focus on core
competencies, a close dialog with customers, over a century of experience
in the market, and continuous investment in R&D. With U.S. headquarters
in Telford, Pennsylvania and world headquarters in Lübeck, Germany,
Dräger Medical employs nearly 6,000 people worldwide.

GE Healthcare provides solutions for tailored therapy
that are helping shape a new age of patient care. Advance critical care
ventilation and monitoring integration in the Engstrom Carestation features
new breakthrough methods in ventilation monitoring with SpiroDynamiacs
and FRC INview. Other solutions include a noninvasive and highly flexible
approach to heliox therapy using the Aptaer Heliox Delivery System .
And the Centiva/5 Critical Care Ventilator combines a compact size with
high levels of performance. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE
Healthcare is a $17 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE).
Worldwide, GE Healthcare
employs more than 46,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals
and their patients in more than 100 countries.