In a bid to counter increasing pressure on its core negative pressure wound care business, Kinetic Concepts is expanding its portfolio by agreeing to buy UK firm Systagenix for $485m. The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, is a “major step…towards increased revenue diversification and geographic expansion,” Kinetic said.
Systagenix has a broad portfolio of advanced wound care products, with a focus on moist wound-healing dressings including the Promogran Prisma collagen dressing, Tielle foam and Adaptic non-adherent contact layers....