Ethicon
| Formerly | G.F.Mersons Limited, Ethicon Suture Laboratories |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Surgical systems and instruments |
| Founded | 1915, in Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Founder | George F. Merson |
| Headquarters | Raritan, New Jersey and Cincinnati, Ohio |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Michael Del Prado (chairman) Andrew Ekdahl (president) |
| Products | Prolene, Monocryl, Vicryl, Ethilon, Gynecare |
| Revenue | $4.87 billion (sales) (2011) |
Number of employees | 11,000 |
| Parent | Johnson & Johnson |
| Website | ethicon |
Ethicon, Inc., is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The company is part of the Johnson & Johnson MedTech business segment. It was incorporated as a separate company under the Johnson & Johnson umbrella in 1949 to expand and diversify the Johnson & Johnson product line.
Ethicon has manufactured surgical sutures and wound closure devices since 1887. After World War II, Ethicon's market share in surgical sutures rose from 15% to 70% worldwide. In the United States, the market share is approximately 80%.
Ethicon conducts business in 52 countries.