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St. Jude Medical

Type	Public (NYSE: STJ)
Founded	1976
Headquarters	Little Canada, Minnesota
Key people	Daniel J. Starks, Chairman and CEO John C. Heinmiller, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Industry	Medical device manufacturer
Net income	▲ USD 384.33 million (2008)
Website	www.sjm.com

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ) is a $4.36 billion global medical device company, with headquarters in Little Canada, Minnesota, United States. The company sells products in more than 100 countries and has over 20 operations and manufacturing facilities worldwide. Its principal competitors are Medtronic and Boston Scientific.

St. Jude Medical develops and manufactures the following types of 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 (under subsidiary "Advanced Neuromodulation System" based in Plano, Texas)

External links

• Official St. Jude Medical website