Exhibit 21.1

|                       |                                            | JURISDICTION of
INCORPORATION |                        | PERCENT of
OWNERSHIP     
|---------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------
|VIASYS Healthcare Inc. |                                            | Delaware                      |                        |                          
|                       | Bird Products Corporation                  |                               | California             |                          
|                       |                                            | Bird Life Design Corporation  |                        | California               
|                       |                                            | Bird Products (Japan), Ltd.   |                        | Japan                    
|                       | Corpak LLC                                 |                               | Delaware               |                          
|                       | E.M.E. (Electro Medical Equipment) Limited |                               | England                |                          
|                       |                                            | E.M.E. Medical Limited        |                        | England                  
|                       |                                            | Synchromed Limited            |                        | England                  
|                       |                                            | Synchrony Limited             |                        | England                  
|                       | EME Medical Inc.                           |                               | Delaware               |                          
|                       |                                            | EME Medical LLC               |                        | Nevada                   
|                       | Grason-Stadler, Inc.                       |                               | Massachusetts          |                          
|                       | Nicolet Biomedical Japan Inc.              |                               | Japan                  |                          
|                       | Nicolet Biomedical Ltd.                    |                               | England                |                          
|                       | Nicolet Vascular Inc.                      |                               | Delaware               |                          
|                       | Scimed Limited                             |                               | England                |                          
|                       | SensorMedics Corporation                   |                               | California             |                          
|                       |                                            | VIASYS Healthcare GmbH        |                        | Germany                  
|                       |                                            |                               | Erich Jaeger Inc.      |                          
|                       |                                            |                               | Sensormedics B.V.      |                          
|                       |                                            |                               |                        | Erich Jaeger Benelux B.V.
|                       |                                            |                               | Erich Jaeger U.K. Ltd. |                          
|                       |                                            |                               | SensorMedics GmbH      |                          
|                       | Tecomet Inc.                               |                               | Massachusetts          |                          
|                       | VIASYS Polymer Products LLC                |                               | Delaware               |                          
|                       | VIASYS Healthcare S.A.R.L.                 |                               | France                 |                          

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