B. Braun Melsungen is a company that offers medical equipment as well as health care solutions across a wide range of applications. It operates through three divisions: Hospital Care, Aesculap, and Avitum. The Hospital Care division sees itself as a supplier for infusion, nutrition, and pain therapy. The Aesculap division specialises in invasive surgery, orthopedic surgery and spine surgery, neurosurgery, interventional vascular therapy, sterile goods management as well as sutures and surgical specialties. The Avitum division offer products and services that focus on three areas: hemodialysis, acute dialysis, and apheresis.