Alternatives: Options include urethral dilation with clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) or chronic indwelling catheter, total destruction of bladder neck with male incontinence procedure (male sling/AUS-800), or placement of suprapubic tube via trocar or open cystotomy.
The company was founded in a two-car garage in Palo Alto by William Bill Redington Hewlett and David Dave Packard starting with a line of electronic test equipment. HP was the world's leading PC manufacturer from 2007 to Q2 2013, after which Lenovo remained ranked ahead of HP.
The companies that developed and utilize these technologies include Stratasys (and HP based on its agreement with Stratasys to distribute an HP-branded 3D printing system), 3D Systems Corporation, CMET, EOS Optronics GmbH, Z Corporation (which was acquired by 3D Systems Corporation), EnvisionTEC GmbH, Solid Model Ltd.