Allergan acquires Keller Medical, a medical device company

Allergan’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Allergan Sales LLC has acquired Keller Medical, a privately held medical device company and developer of the Keller Funnel.

The Keller Funnel is a cone-shaped, lubricated plastic funnel that reduces surgeon and patient contact during breast augmentation or reconstruction procedures. Keller Medical launched the original Keller Funnel in 2009 and the Keller Funnel 2 in 2014, and hundreds of thousands of funnels have been used in breast augmentation or reconstruction procedures to date globally.

“Allergan is focused on providing technologies and products to help our surgeon customers improve procedures and Keller Funnel is that product for breast augmentation and reconstruction procedures,” said David Moatazedi, Senior Vice President of Medical Aesthetics at Allergan.

The Keller Funnel is used to assist plastic surgeons in breast augmentation and reconstruction procedures by guiding silicone gel implants into the surgical pocket. The Funnel also allows surgeons to use a “no-touch” technique, which may help minimize the introduction of bacteria and foreign material into the surgical pocket.