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Ethicon
Formerly
G.F.Mersons Limited, Ethicon Suture Laboratories
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Surgical systems and instruments
Founded
1915; 109 years ago (1915) in Edinburgh, Scotland
Founder
George F. Merson
Headquarters
Bridgewater, New Jersey and Cincinnati, Ohio[1]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Michael Del Prado (chairman)[2]
Andrew Ekdahl (President)
Products
Prolene, Monocryl, Vicryl, Ethilon, Gynecare
Revenue
$4.87 billion (sales)[3] (2011)
Number of employees
11,000
Parent
Johnson & Johnson
Website
www.ethicon.com
Ethicon, Inc. is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. It was incorporated as a separate company under the Johnson & Johnson umbrella in 1949 to expand and diversify the Johnson & Johnson product line.
Ethicon has manufactured surgical sutures and wound closure devices since 1887. After World War II, Ethicon's market share in surgical sutures rose from 15% to 70% worldwide.[citation needed] In the United States, the market share is approximately 80%.[citation needed]
Ethicon conducts business in 52 countries.
^"Locations around the world". Ethicon U.S. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^Perriello, Brad (22 May 2014). "J&J's pipeline includes 30 'major' medical devices and a surgical robot". MassDevice. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" (PDF). Johnson & Johnson. 2011. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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