Introduction:
Halyard Health, Inc. provides health and healthcare supplies and solutions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Surgical and Infection Prevention (S&IP), and Medical Devices. The S&IP segment provides sterilization wrap, surgical drapes and gowns, facial protection products, protective apparel, and medical exam gloves for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections. This segment offers its products under the HALYARD or KIMGUARD ONE-STEP, QUICK CHECK, SMART-FOLD, POWERGUARD, MICROCOOL, FLUIDSHIELD, PURPLE NITRILE, LAVENDER, STERLING, and other brand names. The Medical Devices segment provides a portfolio of products that focuses on pain management, and respiratory and digestive health to enhance patient outcomes. Its products include post-operative pain management solutions, minimally invasive interventional (or chronic) pain therapies, closed airway suction systems, and enteral feeding tubes. This segment sells its products under the ON-Q, COOLIEF, MICROCUFF, MIC-KEY, QUIKBLOC, HOMEPUMP, and other brand names. The company markets its products directly to hospitals and other healthcare providers, as well as through third-party distribution channels. Halyard Health, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.