C.R. Bard Inc. - BCR- Profile

C.R. Bard Inc. The Group's principal activity is to design, manufacture, pack, distribute and market medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The Group's products are marketed to hospitals, physicians and nursing homes. The Group holds strong market share position in vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products. Vascular products include percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, catheters, guidewires, introducers and accessories, peripheral stents, stent grafts, vena cava filters and biopsy devices. Oncology products include specialty access catheters, ports and vascular access ultrasound devices. Surgical speciality products include meshes and fixation systems for hernia and other soft tissue repairs and products for topical hemostasis. The Group's trademarks include BARD(R), plug and Kugel(R). The Group operates in the United States, Europe, Japan and other countries. On 07-Apr-2006, the Group acquired Venetec International Inc (Venetec). Designs, manufactures, packs, distributes and markets medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices