Cordis is a company that develops and manufactures medical devices for diagnostics and interventional procedures to treat patients with coronary and peripheral vascular diseases. Cordis was founded in 1959 in Miami, Florida, and currently operates in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America markets. The Cordis global headquarters are jointly located in Baar, Switzerland, and Santa Clara, California. The headquarters also acts as a hub for Cordis' operations in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The North American operations are based out of the San Francisco Bay area. The Asia-Pacific hub is located in Singapore, and the Latin American hub is in Puerto Rico.[1] History The Medical Development Corporation was founded in 1957 in Miami, Florida, by Dr. William P. Murphy Jr. and focused on interventional vascular medicine and neuroscience. In 1959, the company's name changed to Cordis.In 1970, Cordis introduced the first sheath introducers with hemostasis valves, designed to minimize blood loss during an angioplasty procedure.In 1996, Cordis joined the Johnson &amp...