Companies develop wide range of medical equipment.

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HEALTH CARE--L.A.'s DEVICES

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Companies develop wide range of medical equipment.

Los Angeles County is home to several hundred medical device makers. Here are some of the larger or more prominent manufacturers:

Advanced Bionics Corp.

Neurological treatment devices

Sylmar

Manufactures bionic devices to treat neurological conditions, such as heating loss and chronic pain. First product was a cochlear implant that restores hearing to the deaf more effectively than conventional hearing aids. Its success prompted Boston Scientific Co. in 2004 to acquire the privately held company for $740 million from note...

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