Smith+Nephew
Medical devices, healthcare supplies and clinical products.
Smith+Nephew manufactures medical devices, healthcare supplies and clinical products from its Watford operations. The company supplies hospital buyers, clinical distributors, healthcare systems or export customers across its listed primary markets.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Watford, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1856
- Website
- smith-nephew.com
- Categories
- Medical & Healthcare Supplies, Industrial Supplies
- Markets
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Japan
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-02 Domain registry record
- registered-manufacturer (green), checked 1937-02-17 Companies House free company data product (UK)
- standards-mark-certified (green), checked 2026-08-16 EAEU unified register of certificates and declarations
- licensed-sponsor (green), checked 2026-08-12 UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (workers)
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- registered-since (green), checked 1937-02-17 Companies House free company data product (UK)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 13485, Medical Devices Quality IAF CertSearch
- CE Marking EU NANDO (notified bodies)
- EAC mark (EAEU conformity) EAEU unified register of certificates and declarations
Import rules for these goods
- Medical devices sold in the EU must carry CE marking under the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745, with a conformity assessment matched to the device risk class. European Commission (MDR)
- For the US market, the maker must have an FDA device establishment registration and product listing; most instruments also need 510(k) premarket clearance. US FDA (devices)