JANUARY 2012

KATENA SELECTS KEIR SURGICAL LTD. AS ITS EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN PARTNER

January 05, 2012 –Keir Surgical Ltd.and Katena Products Inc. are proud to announce that effective immediately, Keir Surgical becomes a distributor of Katena’s premier ophthalmic surgical instrumentation in Canada. As of January 19, 2012 Keir Surgical will obtain exclusive distribution rights for Katena products within Canada.

Keir Surgical should immediately become the point of contact for inquiries regarding product maintenance and warranties (1-800-663-4525). Keir Surgical will also assume responsibility for the repair of Katena instruments. Existing price contracts on Katena products will be honored. Please contact Chris Carrique, Associate Product Manager, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your specific contract.

About Katena Products Inc.

Katena is the largest independently-owned, American company dedicated exclusively to ophthalmic surgical instrumentation. Katena offers its proudcts to over 7,000 customers in the United Sates and to over 100 countries around the world.

Founded in 1975, Katena is world renowned for producing instruments of consistently excellent quality that have become an industry standard The company provides unexcelled service to its customers and strong support for its distributors worldwide. Katena strives to develop innovative instruments for new surgical technique and advances in the field of ophthalmology.

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