Lumenis

Lumenis Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, develops and commercializes energy-based medical systems. The company operates in three segments: Surgical, Ophthalmic, and Aesthetic. The Surgical segment offers various surgical laser systems and accessories used for urology/genitourinary and ENT to hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, and medical practices. The Ophthalmic segment sells ophthalmology laser systems and accessories, such as laser links, slit lamp microscopes, laser indirect ophthalmoscopes, physician eye safety filters, surgical laser probes, and others to ophthalmic practices, outpatient clinics, and ophthalmology departments of hospitals, primarily for use in retinal treatment and glaucoma/secondary cataract applications, as well as for refractive applications. The Aesthetic segment offers aesthetic laser energy-based systems to physicians, primarily for skin treatment and hair removal applications. The company also provides technical training and certification of field service engineers and distributor service personnel; operates communications centers that perform installation, maintenance, and periodic and preventive servicing activities; publishes and controls the technical documentation, including service manuals and technical bulletins; and provides spare parts and logistics channels. It markets its products through a network of third-party distributors, direct sales force, and independent distributors in the Americas, Japan, the Asia pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was formerly known as ESC Medical Systems Ltd. and changed its name to Lumenis Ltd. in September 2001. Lumenis Ltd. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Yokneam, Israel.