Originally Published MPMN May 2007

INDUSTRY NEWS

Teleflex Acquires Specialized Medical Device Business

Teleflex Inc. (Limerick, PA; www.teleflex.com) has acquired the assets of HDJ Company, Inc. (HDJ; Lancaster, PA; www.hdjcompany.com) and its wholly owned subsidiary Specialized Medical Devices Inc. (SMD; Lancaster, PA; www.specializedmedical.com). SMD is a provider of engineering and manufacturing services to medical device manufacturers.

“We are excited about the potential created by combining the expertise and capabilities of SMD with the Teleflex Medical OEM business,” says Ernest Waaser, president of Teleflex. “Combining the SMD brand with our Beere and KMedic lines strengthens and extends our product offerings for the orthopedic and spine markets and creates the opportunity to provide medical device manufacturers worldwide with a more complete range of products and services.”

SMD provides a full range of prototyping, engineering, and testing services, along with full-scale production machining, assembly, and contract packaging. Teleflex Medical supplies disposable medical products, surgical instruments, and medical devices worldwide.

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