Guidant Corporation is a world leader in the design and development of cardiovascular medical products. Guidant's stated mission is to provide leading-edge technology to physicians and life-saving therapy to patients. Guidant devices are intended to help patients with heart disease return to active and productive lives as soon as possible.
Guidant was incorporated in 1994, and has grown to
$2.7 billion in revenue and over 10,000 employees worldwide. Guidant corporate
headquarters are located in
The Vascular Intervention (VI) Group of
Guidant Corporation is focused on developing improved treatment methods for coronary
artery disease. The minimally invasive therapies pioneered by this division are
developed to provide physicians new treatment alternatives for patients
suffering from coronary blockages. This division offers a broad product line of
stents and stent delivery systems. The VI group has operations is Santa Clara
and Temecula, California as well as