TERUMO CARDIOVASCUL AR
Impact Felt in Every Heartbeat
BY STEPHANIE SORENSON, MANAGER, MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS, TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR
Terumo Cardiovascular saves lives through mission-driven innovations. When a child is born, it is one of the happiest moments in a parent’s life. But for some, the unthinkable happens – the child is born with a congenital heart defect, and without urgent treatment the result will be fatal. Surgeons and teams of healthcare professionals work quickly to correct the problem, using their precision touch to mend a heart that is the mere size of a walnut. And alongside these skilled clinicians are the medical devices carefully engineered to serve as the patient’s heart and lungs, and continuously monitor the body’s vitals during surgery. Working together, clinicians and innovative technologies give patients the best possible care and a second chance at a bright future. These are the life-saving technologies imagined and manufactured by Terumo Cardiovascular. Terumo Cardiovascular is a global medical device manufacturer headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company specializes in manufacturing and distributing medical devices for cardiac and vascular surgery with an emphasis on cardiopulmonary bypass, intra-operative monitoring, and vascular grafting. Its products are used every day in a wide range of critical procedures affecting patients from babies that are only days-old to adults of all ages; procedures like pediatric congenital defect repairs, coronary artery bypass grafting
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and valve replacements, heart transplants and surgeries for peripheral artery disease. Today, heart teams in cardiac surgery centers around the world choose products made by Terumo Cardiovascular. The driving force behind Terumo Cardiovascular technologies is its mission: Working together, we help save one more life, today and every day. “If you were to ask any Associate about what motivates them in their work, you’ll almost always hear the same reply: Patients,” says President and CEO Robert DeRyke. “So many of us have been personally touched by the impact of cardiac surgery, whether through family, friends, and even through our own medical needs. We know just how much people rely on our products to receive life-saving care, and it inspires us to continually bring new solutions to the cardiovascular market.” Terumo Cardiovascular shares a long and impactful history in healthcare as part of its parent company Terumo
