The Company develops, manufactures and markets products for the medical specialties of aesthetic and general surgery, urology and clinical and consumer healthcare. The Company's products are marketed to hospitals, physicians and through various healthcare dealers, wholesalers and retail outlets. Plastic surgery products include surgically implantable prostheses for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery such as breast implants and tissue expanders. General surgery products include capital equipment and disposable products used in soft tissue aspiration. Urology products consist of disposable and implantable products for the management or cure of urinary incontinence, prostheses such as penile implants for the treatment of chronic male sexual impotence, and brachytherapy seeds for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Cosmetic surgery is one of the fastest growing fields in medical practice today.
The urology segment addresses a large underserved population with devices for the management and treatment of urologic disorders common in the aging population. Mentor is well positioned both domestically and internationally to accomplish its growth objectives through its commitment to provide innovative medical products of the highest quality that improve the quality of life for patients, simplify medical or surgical procedures and reduce the cost of medical care. The Company's executive and sales offices are located in Santa Barbara, California, with manufacturing and research operations in Minnesota, Texas, and The Netherlands. Approximately 6 miles north of downtown, take the Patterson Avenue exit. Turn left on Patterson.