Palm Desert, California (November 19, 2002) PRNewswire. The USS Sports Medicine division of United States Surgical, a division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP, announced today the launch of new Polysorb(TM) Meniscal XLS staplers incorporating soft-back staple technology, designed exclusively by USS Sports Medicine Engineering. The announcement comes in conjunction with the Annual Fall Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America.
The Polysorb(TM) Meniscal XLS stapler incorporates newly designed softback absorbable staples and pre-formed, low profile shafts that were engineered to improve staple delivery and access to difficult to reach regions of the meniscus. USS Sports Medicine engineers designed the Polysorb(TM) Meniscal XLS staples to fire more quickly and easily than previously available meniscal fixation devices.
United States Surgical, a business unit of Tyco Healthcare, is a diversified medical products company specializing in minimally invasive surgery and wound closure technologies that improve patient care and offer the best value for healthcare providers. The Syneture division of United States Surgical manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of high quality sutures and biosurgery products. It is dedicated to being the healthcare professional's partner-of-choice and to advancing suture technology and biomaterials that improve patient outcomes.
Tyco Healthcare is a leading manufacturer, distributor and servicer of medical devices worldwide. Its broad portfolio includes disposable medical supplies, monitoring equipment, medical instruments and bulk analgesic pharmaceuticals, sold under such names as Auto Suture, Kendall, Mallinckrodt, Nellcor, Puritan Bennett, United States Surgical, Valleylab and others, now including Syneture.
Peter Ferris Tyco International 212 424 1366 amy.saras@tycohealthcare.com
