
	C. R. Bard, Inc., now branded simply as&nbsp;Bard, is a manufacturer of&nbsp;medical equipment&nbsp;headquartered in&nbsp;Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA, and active worldwide. An&nbsp;S&amp;P 500&nbsp;company with approximately 11,000 employees in 2009, Bard specializes in the manufacture of&nbsp;vascular,&nbsp;urology,&nbsp;oncology and&nbsp;surgical&nbsp;specialty products. Bard is perhaps best known for having introduced the&nbsp;Foley catheter&nbsp;in 1934.
