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Teleflex history
Teleflex company history timeline
One of the questions we're often asked is, "What does the name 'Teleflex' mean?" The company began in 1943 with one simple product – a multi-strand helical cable and a gear that could convert push-pull motions into rotary motions.
1943:• Teleflex Incorporated as a Delaware corporation
1968:• Listed on Toronto Stock Exchange
1981:• Teleflex enters medical business: Applied Polymer, Jaffrey, New Hampshire plant built
1989:• Acquired Willy Rüsch AG, Stuttgart, Germany • Ficosa Joint Venture (Spain)
1994:• Acquired Unimed, UK. (Respiratory and anesthesia company as part of a hospital supply group.) • Teleflex common stock begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) • Acquired General Medical OEM Division. • Acquired Europe Medical, Fehling (Pilling Weck) and Simal (Belgium).
1996:• Acquired Asid Bonz (sales and distribution of medical products).
2000:• Acquired Medical Marketing Group. • Acquired Mediland (Home health care products).
2003:• Acquired CT Devices.
2007:• Divested Precision-Machined Components Business • Acquired Specialized Medical Devices. • Acquired Arrow International. • Divested Automotive and Industrial Businesses
2013:• Acquired Eon Surgical, Ltd, micro-laparoscopy surgical technology • Acquired Ultimate Medical and its affiliates, technology for laryngeal masks and other airway management devices • Acquired Vidacare Corporation, leading technology platform for intraosseous access devices
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Medical - Wallace | 1985 | $409.4M | 1,125 | - |
| Medline | 1910 | $11.7B | 28,000 | 678 |
| Medtronic | 1949 | $17.0B | 104,950 | 2,229 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1958 | $5.4B | 14,000 | 760 |
| Lake Region Healthcare | 1906 | $139.6M | 360 | 57 |
| Greatbatch Medical | 1970 | $290.0M | 500 | - |
| Penumbra | 2004 | $1.2B | 2,200 | 80 |
| Stryker | 1941 | $22.6B | 43,000 | 2,084 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates | 1958 | $3.2B | 10,500 | - |
| Globus Medical | 2003 | $2.5B | 1,800 | 397 |
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