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Another anodyne acquisition.


Anodyne anodyne /an·o·dyne/ (an´ah-din)
1. relieving pain.

2. a medicine that eases pain.


an·o·dyne
n.
An agent that relieves pain.
 Medical Device Inc., a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  based company formed in February to roll up medical support surface firms, has announced another strategic acquisition.

The company said it has bought Corona-based Anatomic Concepts Inc. which designs, manufactures and distributes mattresses, mattress overlays, operating room operating room
n. Abbr. OR
A room equipped for performing surgical operations.
 table pads and related accessories. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Medical support surfaces are used in the prevention and treatment of pressure wounds experienced by patients with limited mobility. Chief Executive Mark Bidner said Anatomic's operating room positioning devices fill an important hole in Anodyne's product line.

Anodyne's first acquisitions were of two other leading companies in the sector: AMF AMF ACE (Allied Command, Europe) Mobile Force
AMF Autorité des Marchés Financiers (French)
AMF Action Message Format
AMF Arab Monetary Fund
AMF Asian Monetary Fund
AMF Autocrine Motility Factor
 Support Surfaces Inc. in Corona and SenTech Medical Systems Inc: in Coral Springs, Fla. The company is backed by two private investment firms, Compass Group International LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 and Hollywood Capital Inc., both of which target companies in the $5 million to $30 million revenue range.

Staff Reporter Deborah Crowe can be reached at (323) 549-5255, ext. 232, or at dcrowe@labusinessjournal.com.
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Title Annotation:HEALTH CARE & BIOTECH; Anodyne Medical Device Inc; Anatomic Concepts Inc
Comment:Another anodyne acquisition.(HEALTH CARE & BIOTECH)(Anodyne Medical Device Inc)(Anatomic Concepts Inc)
Author:Crowe, Deborah
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Oct 2, 2006
Words:167
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