ETHICON INC, a global leader in developing and marketing products for surgery in the areas of wound care and wound management, women's health, cardiovascular surgery and advanced wound care treatment. Products are marketed through four divisions: ETHICON Products offers devices that facilitate precise wound closure and tissue repai; CARDIOVATIONS pioneers minimally invasive surgical devices that help restore and improve cardiac health; GYNECARE offers minimally invasive solutions for gynelogical health problems; and Johnson & Johnson Wound Management Worldwide offers a complete line of innovative products for hemostasis and advanced wound care.