# Nordson acquires Clada Medical Devices

Nordson acquired Clada Medical Devices, a Galway-based contract manufacturer of balloons and balloon catheters for the medical device industry, to expand its precision applications in the minimally invasive medical device market.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-10-19
- Where: Galway, Ireland
- Status: completed
- Products: balloons, balloon catheters, catheters
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Nordson Corp](https://endata.com/companies/343.md) (acquirer)
- [Clada Medical Devices](https://endata.com/companies/35002.md) (target)

## Sources

- [nsmedicaldevices.com](https://www.nsmedicaldevices.com/news/nordson-clada-medical-devices/), 2018-10-19: "Nordson has acquired Clada Medical Devices."
- [plasticsandrubberasia.cn](https://www.plasticsandrubberasia.cn/en/news/elix-polymers-sold-to-sinochem-for-eur195-mn-nordson-acquires-clada-medical-devices/), 2018-11-26: "US-headquartered Nordson Corporation has acquired Clada Medical Devices, a Galway, Ireland-based design and development operation primarily focused on balloons and balloon catheters."

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