Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. (EESI) is an operating company of Johnson & Johnson located at 3801 University SE in Albuquerque. Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. corporate headquarters is in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Albuquerque plant employs 700 people. Ethicon began operations in July of 1981 with 64 people, as a suture manufacturing company, Ethicon Inc.

In 1993 EESI split from Ethicon Inc. and Albuquerque transitioned from being a suture manufacturing company to an endoscopic and mechanical device manufacturing company.

The Albuquerque plant is also a worldwide packaging center for EESI endo-mechanical products. EESI-Albuquerque expanded in 1996 to include a new sterilization unit. To accommodate the new unit an expansion of 8500 square feet was added in addition to a renovation to 10,000 square feet of the already existing square foot manufacturing space. The expansion supports the Continuous Flow Manufacturing philosophy, supports product line growth and enhances manufacturing efficiency.

EESI is a market leader for single-patient-use instruments for videoscopic surgery, or video assisted endoscopic surgery. Endoscopics allow surgeons to view inside body cavities and hollow organs by threading the instruments through body orifices. The are most commonly used for gall bladder surgery. EESI also works with surgeons to develop new procedures and related surgical devices.

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