Becton,Dickinson and Company (BD Franklin Lakes,NJ,USA;www.bd.com) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Surgical Instrumentation platform to STERIS (Mentor,OH,USA;www.steris.com) for USD 540 million.

The divestiture includes the transfer of V.Mueller,Snowden-Pencer and Genesis branded prodects as well as three manufacturing facilities.

The acquisition of BD’s surgical instrumentation platform,which complements STERIS’s Healthcare segment,will empower STERIS to more effectively meet the product and service demands of hospitals and surgery centers.