Surgical Innovations looks to transatlantic success
SURGICAL Innovations has told shareholders it is making good progress with its sales in the UK and USA.
The Leeds-based company, which makes specialist equipment used in minimally invasive surgery, held is annual general meeting yesterday where chairman Doug Liversidge said that its performance at the start of its new trading year had been “encouraging, showing good growth across the business”.
“We are pleased to report that the company is delivering on a number of key areas. In the UK, we are seeing strong demand for our YelloPort+plus valve and swingtop products where our cost effective solutions are proving appealing to healthcare trusts across the country, with cost reduction as a primary objective.
“Since the start of the financial year a further 15 hospitals have been converted to the system, including eight since we last updated shareholders in our preliminary results announcement on April 9.
“In addition eight hospitals were converted to using Logi Cut scissors since the start of the year. It is worth noting that this increased success in our home market provides a helpful boost for our international growth prospects,” he added.
In the US SI has appointed a president of its sales and operations and announced its first American dealer.
Mr Liversidge said that the development of new products was progressing well with successful pilot testing of a hip arthroscopy prototype development of a hernia mesh fixation device for Advanced Medical Solutions Group.
