Caliber Ophthalmics, a Surgical Specialties Corporation company, is pleased to 
announce the opening of a state of the art ophthalmology design and 
manufacturing Center of Excellence in Sinking Spring, PA. The newly renovated 
23,000 square foot facility has a clean room for precision manufacturing of 
medical devices, an engineering design center, and advanced blade manufacturing 
capabilities. The site combines the two exceptional teams with decades of 
experience in designing and manufacturing ophthalmic knives and instruments 
from the acquisitions of Unique Technologies Inc. (UTI) and VPM Surgical Inc. 
(VPM). The facility achieved ISO 13485 in December 2020.

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The new facility will increase capacity and shorten lead times for our global 
customers. The new design center has expanded engineering resources to support 
accelerated product development for the changing needs of ophthalmic surgeons 
around the world. We will continue to expand the team to support planned growth.

Caliber Ophthalmics traces its origin in the Reading, Pennsylvania area to 
Sharpoint Inc., which was founded over 50 years ago. Today Sharpoint(R) is the 
leading knife brand in the ophthalmic industry. With Sharpoint(R), 
UniqueEdge(R) and VPM, Caliber Ophthalmics offers our global customers the 
broadest line of high quality, high performance knives and blades. 

"Sharpoint, UniqueEdge and VPM have a storied 50 year tradition of innovation 
in microsurgical knives and needles, providing the best quality and highest 
level of services to our global customers and distributors," said Yong Sun, 
General Manager of Caliber Ophthalmics. "We are committed to this 
customer-focused tradition and we are excited about our ability to better serve 
customers with this increased capacity, new manufacturing technologies and our 
expanded engineering capabilities."

About Caliber Ophthalmics

Headquartered in Sinking Spring, PA, Caliber Ophthalmics is a business unit of 
Surgical Specialties Corporation. Caliber Ophthalmics designs, manufactures, 
and markets ophthalmic knives, sutures, punctal plugs, and other instruments 
for ophthalmic surgeries. We offer a portfolio of trusted brands including 
Sharpoint(R), Stylus(R), UniqueEdge(R), VPM, UltraGlide(R) and UltraPlug(R).

About Surgical Specialties

Surgical Specialties Corporation, headquartered in Westwood, MA, develops, 
manufactures, and markets a broad portfolio of high-performance ophthalmic and 
wound closure products.  The suture portfolio includes Quill(TM) Barbed 
Sutures, Sharpoint(TM) Plus, and LOOK(TM) brands. In addition to our branded 
ophthalmic and suture products, Surgical Specialties is a leading supplier of 
private label finished products, as well as, an integral partner in the 
development and manufacturing of OEM knife, suture and surgical needle 
components and completed devices to many of the leading medical device 
companies through our Pearsalls, FSSB, Caliber Ophthalmics business units. With 
sales teams in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, and 
manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Mexico, England, Germany, and China, we 
are a global partner to clinicians, distributors, and device companies. Visit 
us at www.surgicalspecialties.com and www.caliberophthalmics.com.

Media contact:  
Matt Bastardi
SVP Commercial & Strategy
Surgical Specialties Corporation
mbastardi@surgicalspecialties.com

SOURCE: Surgical Specialties Corporation