US Surgical Medical Device Company Intelligence Report

Abstract

US Surgical is part of Tyco Healthcare' s Surgical division. This report provides a full review of the company' s activities.

United States Surgical (US Surgical), based in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA, is a manufacturer of wound closure products and advanced surgical devices. The company has been a unit of Tyco Healthcare since 1998.

US Surgical' s products are available through two primary business divisions: the Auto Suture Division which offers surgical devices and laparoscopic instrumentation for general and specialty procedures; and the Syneture Division which offers one of the most comprehensive suture product lines in the industry. In addition, the company' s USS Sports Medicine unit manufactures devices for the minimally-invasive repair of soft tissue injuries in the upper extremities and the knee.

US Surgical has recently undertaken measures to enhance its product line, having entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Confluent Surgical, a developer and supplier of polymer-based technology used in sprayable surgical sealants and anti-adhesion products. The transaction is priced at US$245 million and is expected to close by the end of August 2006.

This company report provides

Executive Summary

An overview of the company, including operating activities, at a glance key events and strategic focus.

Product Portfolio and R&D

The product section of the report focuses on the key aspects of the company' s portfolio and technology, covering core products, key brands, new products and analysis of the competition.

International Activities

The company' s business activities by geographic region and country.

Appendices

• Key corporate events
• Mergers & acquisitions
• Divestitures
• Agreements
• Litigation

This report is also available as an integral part of the Tyco Healthcare Company Intelligence Report. Tyco Healthcare is one of the world' s largest healthcare companies, offering surgical tools and supplies, sutures and wound care, needles and syringes, contrast media for diagnostic imaging, vascular therapy, respiratory care and generic pharmaceuticals.