At stake are millions of patients' lives and billions of dollars in revenues for doctors and medical-supply companies.

"He's a manager for a medical-supply company."

The children share the second line, while the third is open for household calls or for Jacque Phillips to check in on the medical-supply company she runs.

Using its size, it has negotiated volume discounts from medical-supply companies for everything from surgical masks to operating-room equipment.

She ordered all new metal kitchen cabinets from Duralab, a medical-supply company - black cases with some glass fronts - for $5,000.

They have melded three languishing scientific and medical-supply companies into one more efficient unit that is churning out new products.

Baxter International Inc., the giant medical-supply company, today reported a 32 percent increase in third-quarter profits, citing strong overseas markets.

Leasing arrangements may be available through various medical-supply companies and/or insurance agencies.

Ms. Sherman arranges plastic and rubber body parts, ordered from medical-supply companies, in a series of sexually explicit poses.

The medical-supply company said late on Wednesday that it "was evaluating the future commecial status" of its Express catheter line in the United States.