Katena acquisition

Colin Kerr

Published: Saturday, September 1, 2018

Katena Products has announced the purchase of Blink Medical Ltd, a UK-based provider of primarily single-use ophthalmic instruments. Founded in 2004, Blink Medical currently distributes its products within Europe and the Middle East. “The acquisition of Blink Medical strengthens and expands Katena’s offering in high-quality ophthalmic instrumentation. Single-use instruments are important to our strategy and the addition of Blink also offers Katena the benefits of a physical presence in Europe,” said Mark J. Fletcher, CEO of Katena Products. www.katena.com

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