for the same period St Jude Medical Inc recorded revenue increase by 10.78 % year on year, sequentially revenue grew by 7.87 %.

• List of STJ Customers

In the United States, we sell directly to healthcare providers primarily through a direct sales force. In Europe, we have direct sales organizations selling in 25 countries. In Japan, we sell directly to healthcare providers through a direct sales force, and we also continue to use longstanding independent distributor relationships. In Asia Pacific, we have direct sales organizations selling in eight countries, and we also utilize independent distributors. Throughout the rest of the world, we use a combination of independent distributors and direct sales forces.
Group purchasing organizations (GPO), independent delivery networks (IDN) and large single accounts such as the Veterans Administration in the United States continue to consolidate purchasing decisions for some of our healthcare provider customers. We have contracts in place with many of these organizations. In some circumstances, our inability to obtain a contract with a GPO or IDN could adversely affect our efforts to sell products to a particular healthcare provider.