November - Applied Medical debuts its new 125,800-square-foot "R&D1" building for additional manufacturing and laboratory space. This state-of-the-art research and development facility brings the square footage of Applied's Orange County headquarters to over 665,000 SF.
October - Applied Medical is featured on the "2010 Fast-Growing Private Companies List," by the Orange County Business Journal. The article highlights Applied's remarkable 54.4% two-year revenue growth and its continued expansion. Over the past two years, Applied has increased the number of team members by approximately a third and remains the largest employer in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.
October - Applied Medical's Alexis wound protector/retractor significantly decreases surgical site infection in open colorectal surgery, as shown in a study published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. Eighty-eight percent of surgeons who participated in the study adopted the Alexis wound protector/retractor as part of their "standard setup." REF
September - Applied Medical's GelPOINT system "decreases instrument clashing" while performing single incision surgery, as mentioned in The Journal of Urology.
August - Applied Medical adds the most jobs among the top device makers in Orange County, according to the article "Device Makers Continue Hiring with a 3% Uptick in Workforce" in the Orange County Business Journal.
May - Applied Medical's GelPOINT system gives surgeons more options than other single incision devices on the market.
April - Applied Medical's GelPOINT system permits "much more freedom of movement" REF with surgical instruments while performing single incision surgery, states a letter-reply to Surgical Endoscopy (Volume 24, Number 8).
January - Applied Medical introduces the Kii Z-Thread cannula, its latest trocar innovation. The breakthrough design of the Kii Z-thread cannula combines the benefits of two kinds of cannulas into one device, facilitating laparoscopic procedures and allowing hospitals to consolidate inventory.
