09/01/2026
New York’s “Catheter Valley” Helped Change Modern Medicine 🗽🩺
Most New Yorkers know Silicon Valley. 💻🌉
But have you heard of New York’s “Catheter Valley?” 👀
The nickname belongs to the Glens Falls region in Upstate New York. 📍🍎
For decades, catheter manufacturers helped build a powerful medical-device industry there. 🏭🩺
AngioDynamics grew from those deep New York roots. 🌳💙
The company later moved its headquarters to Colonie. 🏢
However, it maintained manufacturing operations around Glens Falls and Queensbury. 🔬⚙️
The Capital Region company once focused heavily on catheters and implantable ports. 💉
These devices help medical teams deliver chemotherapy, medications, fluids, and other essential treatments. 🎗️💊
Then, AngioDynamics decided to chase something much bigger. 🚀
Company leaders wanted advanced medical technology to define its future. 🧬✨
AngioDynamics invested in technologies addressing cancer and vascular disease. ❤️🩹
It also pursued research, acquisitions, regulatory approvals, and next-generation medical products. 🔍📈
The company sold its NAMIC fluid-management portfolio for $167.5 million. 💰
It then eliminated debt and funded additional medical-technology investments. 💡
Despite pandemic disruptions, fiscal 2021 sales reached $291 million. 📊
That represented a 10% increase from the previous fiscal year. ⬆️
Fourth-quarter sales also jumped 31% compared with the previous year. 📈🔥
This story reaches far beyond Wall Street numbers. 🗽
It reflects generations of innovation across Warren County and New York’s Capital Region. 💙🍎
“Catheter Valley” helped shape AngioDynamics’ past. 🏭
Now, New York technology continues shaping its future. 🔬🚀
Did you know Upstate New York carried this remarkable medical-device nickname? 🤔👇
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