Synthes Inc. is a Switzerland-based medical device company. The Company develops, manufactures and distributes instruments, implants and biomaterials for the surgical fixation, correction and regeneration of the skeleton and its soft tissues, and products for the operative treatment of bone fractures including both metallic and osteobiological materials. It focuses its activities on six main areas: general traumatology, spinal surgery, cranio-maxillofacial surgery, power tools, biomaterials and veterinary. In the field of biomaterials, the Company's products include resorbable implants and bone graft substitutes. Synthes Inc. has distributors and more than 30 subsidiaries worldwide. The Company also operates 12 manufacturing facilities in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.