For more than 30 years, the town of Anasco, Puerto Rico has been the site for one of the largest medical manufacturing companies in the world. Edwards Lifesciences is a leader in advanced cardiovascular disease treatments and the number-one heart valve company in the world. The Edward's Anasco facility began operations in 1972 and today, this facility is the largest of Edward's global manufacturing operations. More than a thousand employees in Anasco are involved in developing products like the world-leading Swan-Ganz brand product line, and critical care products as well as Edwards' Fogarty line of embolectomy catheters and surgical accessories.