Integra LifeSciences

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Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
IART
Company type Public
IndustryMedical technology
Founded1989;36 years ago (1989) [1]
Headquarters Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Key people
Mojdeh Poul (CEO) [2]
Products
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$1.6 billion (2024) [3]
Number of employees
approx. 3,946 (Dec. 2023)
Website integralife.com

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation is a global medical device manufacturing company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. [4] [5] Founded in 1989, the company manufactures products for skin regeneration, neurosurgery, reconstructive and general surgery. [4] Integra artificial skin became the first commercially reproducible skin tissue used to treat severe burns and other skin wounds. [6] [7]

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History

Integra LifeSciences was founded by Richard Caruso in 1989 after Caruso licensed Integra artificial skin technology from Harvard–MIT and acquired Colla-tec, a subsidiary of Marion Laboratories. [4] [8] The company became publicly traded under the NASDAQ ticker name IART. [8]

In 1996, Integra artificial skin was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. [9] The artificial skin, manufactured and patented as Integra, is now used on patients with extensive burns. [6] In 1999, the FDA approved Integra LifeSciences’ DuraGen, an absorbable implant used in neurosurgical and spinal procedures. [10]

In 2001, NMT, a company acquired by Integra in 2002, [11] received FDA approval for Licox, a brain tissue oxygen and temperature monitor. [12] [13] Licox is used to treat patients in critical care, including those suffering from traumatic brain injuries. [12]

In 2002, the FDA approved the use of Integra Dermal Regeneration Template for reconstructive surgery of burn scars. [14] In 2016, IDRT received premarket approval from the FDA for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. [15]

In 2018, Integra LifeSciences was included in Fortune’s list of Fastest Growing Companies. [16]

In 2023, Integra ranked #59 on Medical Design and Outsourcing’s list of largest medical technology companies in the world. [17]

Integra artificial skin

In 1969, John F. Burke, a surgeon and Harvard Medical School professor, and Ioannis V. Yannas, a mechanical engineering professor of fibers and polymers at MIT, began working on a new form of artificial skin. [6] They created the first commercially reproducible artificial skin, later patented and manufactured as Integra. [6]

Integra is used to treat patients with severe burns. [6] [7] [9] The top layer, made of thin silicone, protects the patient from infection and dehydration, common causes of death after being severely burned. [6] [9] The bottom layer, made of animal tissue, acts as scaffolding where new skin will grow. [6] [18] Compared to traditional skin grafts, the use of Integra reduces pain and scarring. [6] [9] [18] [7]

Integra is also used in plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, and to treat some forms of cancer and other skin wounds. [7] [19] [20] [21]

Acquisitions

In October 2014, Integra LifeSciences acquired instrumentation lines from Medtronic for $60 million. [22] In January 2014, the company bought Covidien’s Confluent Surgical line of sealants and shields. [23]

In July 2015, Integra LifeSciences acquired TEI Biosciences and TEI Medical and began manufacturing their SurgiMend and PriMatrix product lines. [24] [25] Primatrix, a dermal repair scaffolding product, is used to treat diabetic foot ulcers, burns, and in other procedures. [26] [27]

In January 2017, Integra Lifesciences acquired Derma Sciences for $204 million. [28] Their TCC-EZ Total Contact Cast, used to treat diabetic foot ulcers, reduces pressure and shortens application time compared to a conventional total contact cast. [28] [29] [30]

In October 2017, Integra LifeSciences acquired Johnson & Johnson’s Codman Neurosurgery business for $1.045 billion. [31] The Codman Hakim valve was developed as a new way to treat hydrocephalus. [32] [33]

In January 2021, the company acquired regenerative medicine firm, ACell, for $400M. [34] [35]

In April 2024, Integra completed the acquisition of Acclarent. [36]

References

  1. ↑ https://investor.integralife.com/static-files/2b15533d-3c34-4583-991c-86139e821468 [ bare URL PDF ]
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  3. ↑ "Medtech Big 100: The world's largest medical device companies". Medical Design and Outsourcing. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  4. 1 2 3 Trenton, Joyce J. Persico | For The Times of (2011-09-30). "Integra upgrades Plainsboro office for skin regeneration market". nj. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  5. ↑ "Integra LifeSciences Celebrates New Global Headquarters". New Jersey Business Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Vitello, Paul (2011-11-05). "Dr. John F. Burke, Dies at 89; Created Synthetic Skin". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "New healing, hope for burn victims | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  8. 1 2 Crosby, John C. (2019-06-13). Built to Help Each Other: Mentoring in the Life of Richard Caruso: An Uncommon Man. Radius Book Group. ISBN   978-1-63576-708-7.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Schaffer, Amanda (2006-05-02). "Cadaver Skin Fills the Gap in Burn Cases". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  10. ↑ "Integra Lifesciences Cleared to Market New Dural Graft Matrix". www.meddeviceonline.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  11. ↑ https://investor.integralife.com/news-releases/news-release-details/integra-lifesciences-acquires-neurosciences-division-nmt-medical [ bare URL ]
  12. 1 2 Stewart, Campbell (December 1, 2008). "The New Licox Combined Brain Tissue Oxygen and Brain Temperature Monitor" . Neurosurgery. 63 (6): 1159–1165. doi:10.1227/01.NEU.0000333265.19131.7C. PMID   19057329. S2CID   33380827 – via Oxford Academic.
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  14. ↑ "FDA approves Integra Omnigraft Dermal Regeneration Matrix to treat diabetic foot ulcers". FDA. 2018-11-03. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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  18. 1 2 FDA Consumer 2002-06: Vol 36 Iss 3. Superintendent of Documents. June 2002.
  19. ↑ Thinda, Sumeer; Wright, Harry V.; Mawn, Louise A. (February 2012). "Integra Bilayer Matrix Wound Dressing Closure of Large Periorbital Traumatic Wound" . Arch Ophthalmol. 130 (2): 217–219. doi:10.1001/archopthalmol.2011.1178. PMID   22332215 – via JAMA Network.
  20. ↑ Chang, Daniel K.; Louis, Matthew R.; Gimenez, Alejandro; Reece, Edward M. (August 2, 2019). "The Basics of Integra Dermal Regeneration Template and its Expanding Clinical Applications". Seminars in Plastic Surgery. 33 (3): 185–189. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1693401. PMC   6680073 . PMID   31384234.
  21. ↑ Chalmers, R L; Smock, E; Geh, J L C (March 23, 2010). "Experience of Integra(®) in cancer reconstructive surgery". Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 63 (12): 2081–2090. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2010.02.025. PMID   20335086.
  22. ↑ "Integra LifeSciences closes MicroFrance, Xomed buy from Medtronic". MassDevice. October 27, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Covidien closes $235M divestiture of Confluent to Integra LifeSciences". MassDevice. January 16, 2014. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  24. ↑ "Integra LifeSciences Completes Acquisition Of TEI Biosciences, TEI Medical". www.meddeviceonline.com. 2015-07-20. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
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  26. ↑ Karr, Jeffrey (2011). "Retrospective Comparison of Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Venous Stasis Ulcer Healing Outcome Between a Dermal Repair Scaffold (PriMatrix) and a Bilayered Living Cell Therapy (Apligraf)". Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 24 (3): 119–125. doi:10.1097/01.ASW.0000395038.28398.88. PMID   21326023. S2CID   26391378.
  27. ↑ Parcells, Alexis Lanteri; Karcich, Jenika; Granick, Mark S.; Marano, Michael A. (2014-09-24). "The Use of Fetal Bovine Dermal Scaffold (PriMatrix) in the Management of Full-Thickness Hand Burns". ePlasty. 14: e36. ISSN   1937-5719. PMC   4182964 . PMID   25328569.
  28. 1 2 Hodsden, Suzanne (2017-01-13). "Integra LifeSciences Acquirers Derma Sciences for $204M, Expands Regenerative Technology Offerings". www.meddeviceonline.com. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  29. ↑ Arnold, Jonathan F.; Marmolejo, Valerie (October 2017). "Outcomes Achieved With Use of a Prefabricated Roll-On Total Contact Cast". Foot & Ankle International. 38 (10): 1126–1131. doi:10.1177/1071100717716486. ISSN   1944-7876. PMID   28800712. S2CID   40470722.
  30. ↑ Messenger, Grace; Masoetsa, Richard; Hussain, Imtiaz (2018-06-07). "A Narrative Review of the Benefits and Risks of Total Contact Casts in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers". The Journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists. 9 (1–3): 19–23. doi:10.1016/j.jccw.2018.05.002. ISSN   2213-5103. PMC   6304285 . PMID   30591897.
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  32. ↑ Gunderman, Richard; Lopez, Gloria (2019-01-17). "Who was Hakim?" (PDF). Journal of Radiology and Medical Imaging. ISSN   2637-885X – via MEDDOCS Open Access Publisher.
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  35. ↑ "Integra (IART) Acquires Acell, Focuses on Regenerative Space". Nasdaq. January 21, 2021.
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