US Surgical, a subsidiary of Covidien, specializes in manufacturing and selling a wide range of wound closure products and advanced surgical devices. Their divisions include auto suture, syneture, and USS sports medicine, each offering specific products for general and specialty procedures. They provide surgical devices, laparoscopic instrumentation, sutures, biosurgery products, spinal fixation, and sports medicine products. Their target market includes orthopedics, vascular therapies, urology, and breast care. Founded in 1964, US Surgical is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.