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  • ETHICON products: suture products and suture technology
  • GYNECARE: women's health products

Acquisition of ACCLARENT INC.

Somerville, N.J. January 20—Ethicon, Inc., announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Acclarent, Inc., following clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act. Acclarent is a medical technology company experienced in designing, developing and commercializing devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose and throat (Known as ENT). An announcement was made with regard to the procurement of Acclarent on Dec 16th 2009.

“By bringing together the strengths and experiences of the two companies, we create a unique way to innovate in the surgical ENT space,” said Gary Pruden, Johnson & Johnson Company Group Chairman with responsibility for Ethicon. “The surgical ENT market is underpenetrated and there is opportunity to help more patients restore their quality of life with less-invasive surgical solutions. We look forward to working with Acclarent and its customers to do this.”

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