Opto Circuits buys US devices co

Medical devices company Opto Circuits (India) Ltd, has fully acquired US-based Unetixs Vascular Inc, for a cash consideration of around $9.7 million (around Rs 45 crore at current rate). The acquisition is to be funded through internal accruals.

Unetixs makes devices that can diagnose vascular diseases and is a global leader in the manufacture of a device that detects peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Its products are used in physicians' offices, vascular laboratories, hospitals and mobile testing units.

Access to the PAD detection technology of Unetixs Vascular is a key milestone for Opto. It will allow the company to offer to the world diagnostic products from Unetixs and treatment products provided by Eurocor, its European subsidiary.