Ansell announces Preferred Surgical Products takeover

Ansell has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of the US-based medical technology firm Preferred Surgical Products.

Specialising in innovative solutions for infection prevention, the newly-acquired company offers a range of products designed to improve infection control, protect the patient's skin and optimise room turnover time, while reducing total cost per procedure.

The transaction closed on December 31st 2012 and is expected to have a neutral effect on earnings per share levels in the 2013 fiscal year, while being slightly accretive in 2014.

Anthony Lopez, president and general manager at Ansell Medical Solutions, said: "This technology fits well within our Sandel brand of healthcare safety devices and strategically expands our perioperative safety offering."

This comes after the firm announced the acquisition of Brazilian personal protective equipment company Hercules Equipamentos de Protecao last month.

During the last few months, Ansell also closed a deal to purchase French organisation Comasec SAS and arranged a major new global purchasing agreement with Ramsay Health Care.