| Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), is a medical technology company engaged in the manufacture and sale of a range of medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products used by healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public. The segments in which the Company operates include BD Medical, BD Diagnostics and BD Biosciences. As of December 20, 2006, BD acquired the outstanding shares (approximately 93.8%) of TriPath Imaging, Inc. (TriPath). As of May 4, 2007, BD acquired all of the outstanding shares of Plasso Technology, Ltd. (Plasso). BD's operations outside the United States are conducted in Canada, Japan, Asia Pacific, South Latin America and North Latin America. |
