SUGAR LAND--July 15, 2016--Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Most people have at least one medical device. Some, like a thermometer, are kept in a medicine chest; others, like a cardiac stent, are implanted in a person's chest. These two extremes illustrate the vast range of products that fall under this sector. A sound definition of a medical device is an object used in or on a body to alleviate, cure or diagnose a medical condition. Within this article: New genome sequencing campus by Illumina Incorporated (NASDAQ:ILMN) Additional companies: C. R. Bard Incorporated (NYSE:BCR)