Smith & Nephew Gynecology (Truclear)→Medtronic
Acquisition · Cash · MDT · announced May 18, 2016
Announced
May 18, 2016
Closed
Aug 8, 2016
Economics
Cash()
Pre-deal · pre-deal mark: 2016, year precision · Medtronic 8-K filing, SEC EDGAR — Truclear acquisition
$350M divestiture price (Smith & Nephew press release)
Target
Smith & Nephew Gynecology (Truclear)
Gynecological Surgery · Clinical / therapeutic
HQ London, UK
TRUCLEAR hysteroscopic tissue resection system for minimally invasive treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding — polyps and fibroids; $56M annual revenue at divestiture
- Smith & Nephew press release (May 18, 2016)
- Medtronic press release (May 18, 2016)
- MassDevice deal coverage (Aug 8, 2016 — close confirmed)
Acquirer
Medtronic (MDT)
Gynecological Surgery
HQ Dublin, Ireland
Why this buyer
Curated copy from the verified dataset — not an 8-K LLM summary
TRUCLEAR hysteroscopic system expands minimally invasive GYN portfolio — targets abnormal uterine bleeding (polyps/fibroids) with $56M trailing revenue
Evidence ladder
Secondary (press / IR)
Medtronic press release (May 18, 2016)
Secondary (press / IR)
Smith & Nephew press release (Aug 8, 2016 — close confirmation)
Limitations
- Citations are press/IR only — two wires of the same announcement are not dual-source. Add a primary filing.
- $350M divestiture price (Smith & Nephew press release)
- Pre-deal valuation sourced from: Medtronic 8-K filing, SEC EDGAR — Truclear acquisition. Pre-deal market-cap and funding citations do not corroborate the acquisition.
Patient empowerment context
Patient empowerment baseline (HLTH 2022)
No curated mapping — Smith & Nephew Gynecology (Truclear) (Gynecological Surgery). HLTH/Outcomes4Me 2022 baseline is Breast cancer care continuum (HLTH 2022). No curated mapping for this target in the verified crosswalk.
Research workspace (includes heuristic crosswalk) →Related verified workspaces
Lacuna is a curated public-source sample, not a census of women's-health M&A. Coverage varies by sector, geography, disclosure availability, and women's-health scope. Undisclosed transaction values are excluded from disclosed-value totals.
Curated verified dataset v9 · updated 2026-09-20 · 2 citations on this deal · Data compiled from public sources for educational visualization. Verify independently before any commercial use.