In 2005, Synthes launched Synthes Vet, a new division dedicated to animal orthopedics. This division has a dedicated product development team and in-house sales consultants providing technical support to veterinary surgeons. Synthes Vet attends more than a dozen regional and national meetings each year in the U.S. Our manufacturing facilities are located in Monument, Colorado; West Chester (Brandywine), Pennsylvania; Elmira, New York and Tuttlingen, Germany. These state of the art manufacturing facilities combine American ingenuity, Swiss and German precision, and Japanese manufacturing techniques to produce the best instruments and implants in the world. Our Distribution Center in Monument, Colorado features state of the art warehousing and distribution operations. Almost all orders are processed and shipped the same day, ensuring the best possible service to our customers. Our Technical Center in West Chester (Brandywine), Pennsylvania houses the future of Synthes, where product managers, development engineers, model makers, and support personnel employ the most modern technology to design and develop the highest quality and most innovative trauma products available. Synthes is a dynamic, growth-oriented company in a highly exciting and challenging field. We look forward to a continuing expansion of our leadership in the North American trauma market in the years ahead.