Canica Design develops and sells wound closure devices for skin and fascia, and surgical instruments including surgery systems and reusable safety scalpels.

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In The News

Small-town Ontario Company Shows the Way For Economic Growth Through Innovation
Leonard Lee’s Canica Design announces general availability of SutureSafe for keeping wounds closed and helping restore normal life
ALMONTE, Ontario - April 23, 2009
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Canica Design Launches SutureSafe®
ALMONTE, Ontario - October 2, 2008
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Canica Design Awarded Milestone U.S. Patent for Dynamic Wound Closure Systems
ALMONTE, Ontario - July 29, 2008
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New Surgical Device Saves Lives and Limbs on Iraq’s Front Lines
BAGHDAD, Iraq - May 2, 2008
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Skin-expanding Tape Provides Easier Closure for Complicated Wounds
The Medical Post, October 2, 2007
by Patricia Nicholson
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Under the Knife
Report on [Small] Business - The Globe and Mail
Spring 2007
by Olivia Stren
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Tape Cuts the Worry from Stitches
The Ottawa Citizen, March 30, 2006.
by Howaida Sorour
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The National, CBC
The National, May 2, 2005.
by Margo McDiarmid
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Tools of the Doctor's Trade
Daily Planet, The Discovery Channel
'One doctor was unhappy with the state of surgical equipment. A successful tool manufacturer came to the rescue.'

On October 4, 2004, a segment aired on the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet about the joint work between surgeon Dr. Michael Bell and medical company owner Leonard Lee. Hosts Jay Ingram and Natasha Stillwell tell the story about the creation of the company, and show the developments taking place in the operating room.


The Red Green Show Meets ER
National Post, February 7, 2004.
by Brad Evenson
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Firm Eyes EU Operation
The Ottawa Sun, July 5, 2002.
by Sean McKibbon
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Conferences

Trauma 2010: Trauma Association of Canada
May 6-7, 2010
Marriott Halifax Harbourfront Hotel
Halifax, NS
http://www.traumacanada.org/meetings_events/meetings_events.htm


12th Annual Trauma Symposium
May 10-12, 2010
Atlantic City Convention Center
Atlantic City, NJ
http://atlanticare.net/symposium/index.php


Florida Chapter American College of Surgeons
May 21-23, 2010
Ocean Reef Club
Key Largo, FL

Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Georgetown University Hospital
June 17-19, 2010
JW Marriott, Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC
http://www.awrconference.com/


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