Welch Allyn Expands Customer Offerings in Women's Health Through Exclusive Agreement with CooperSurgical.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001 Move Part of Welch Allyn Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices, cardiac defibrillators, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps. Strategy to Offer a Complete Range of Solutions to Frontline front·line also front line n. 1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. 2. Basketball See frontcourt. 3. Football The linemen of a team. Practitioners Welch Allyn, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of medical diagnostic instruments, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with CooperSurgical to provide private label, Welch Welch , William Henry 1850-1934. American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene. Allyn-branded women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. devices and disposables to both domestic and international customers. The products to be marketed by Welch Allyn as a result of the agreement include Leisegang and Cooper optical colposcopes, video adaptors, cryosurgery cryosurgery (krī`ōsr'jərē), bloodless surgical technique using a supercooled probe to destroy diseased or superfluous tissue. units, and Leep electrosurgery electrosurgery /elec·tro·sur·gery/ (-ser´jer-e) surgery performed by electrical methods; the active electrode may be a needle, bulb, or disk.electrosur´gical e·lec·tro·sur·ger·y n. units and other related products. "The products will be sold under the Welch Allyn brand name through the company's established distribution network," explained Louise McDonald, vice president of global channel development at Welch Allyn. "The timeline for product availability is currently under development, but both companies expect that a rollout of all products covered under the agreement to begin in the fourth quarter of 2001." Welch Allyn sees the move to enter into this agreement with CooperSurgical as part of a larger effort to expand its focus on the frontline women's health marketplace as a whole. On-going investments in this area are planned, and a market-focused team is in place to further develop the company's solutions-based product and segment development efforts. "The expansion of our women's health offerings through an agreement with a company of the caliber of CooperSurgical is an exciting opportunity for us," explained Earl DeCarli, vice president/general manager of Welch Allyn's women's health business. "CooperSurgical's products fit well with our existing offerings and will augment future innovative women's health products that are currently in development at Welch Allyn." About Welch Allyn: Welch Allyn, Inc. was founded in 1915 and is today a leading manufacturer of innovative medical diagnostic equipment, patient monitoring systems, and miniature precision lamps. Headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , USA, Welch Allyn employs more than 2,100 people and has numerous manufacturing, sales, and distribution facilities located throughout the world. Additional information on Welch Allyn and its products may be found at www.welchallyn.com. |
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