Alsius Corporation (ALUS)

Alsius Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Alsius Medical Corporation, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells catheter-based products to control patient temperature in hospital critical care settings. Its products are used for cooling and temperature control of patients with severe neuronal injury, including those who have suffered stroke, traumatic brain injury, and cardiac arrest. The company's products include CoolGard and ThermoGard temperature regulation systems, which are computer-controlled cooling and warming units, as well as three families of single-use catheters, such as Cool Line, Icy, and Fortius used with the systems. It also offers hospital interface accessory, which enables the caregiver to display the patient's temperature on both the Alsius system and the patient monitor. Alsius markets its products to acute care hospitals and critical care physicians through its direct sales force in the United States, as well as through independent distributors in international markets. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Irvine, California.