Acquired in May 2002 by CooperSurgical, Inc - the women's healthcare unit of Cooper Companies - Ackrad Laboratories, Inc., designs, develops, manufactures and markets specialty medical devices for hospitals and home health-care. Ackrad's main products are the H/S Elliptosphere (tm) Catheter, which is used in diagnosing uterine and fertility problems, the Bronchitrac® "L" which is used for left-lung suctioning