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Micro-Tech Endoscopy Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Duraclip™, Precisor®, and Optibite® Product Lines from CONMED
Micro-Tech Endoscopy today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the global distribution rights for the Duraclip™, Precisor®, and Optibite® product lines from CONMED Corporation and which CONMED has sold on behalf of Micro-Tech Endoscopy for over a decade.
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