Baxter International Inc. operates in the Surgical and medical instruments sector. Baxter International Inc. (Baxter) is a global, diversified healthcare company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures and markets products that save and sustain the lives of people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions. It operates in three segments: The BioScience, Medication Delivery and Renal segments. Baxter is engaged in the medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to create products that advance patient care worldwide. These products are used by hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors' offices, clinical and medical research laboratories, and by patients at home under physician supervision. Baxter manufactures products in 27 countries and sells them in more than 100 countries. In November 2011, the Company acquired Baxa Corporation. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: Covidien Plc, Boston Scientific Corporation and Becton, Dickinson and Company.