Smith & Nephew plc, also known as Smith+Nephew, is a British multinational medical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Watford, England.

[17] In October 2015 Smith & Nephew announced the acquisition of Blue Belt Technologies (led by Eric Timko) for US$275 million, securing a leading position in the fast-growing area of orthopaedic robotics-assisted surgery.

[18] In March 2019 Smith & Nephew announced the acquisition of orthopedic joint reconstruction business unit of Brainlab to further its foray into robotic surgery.

[19] In June 2019 Smith & Nephew acquired Atracsys Sàrl, the Switzerland-based provider of optical tracking technology used in computer-assisted surgery.

[20] In October 2019, Smith & Nephew announced Namal Nawana would stand down "because his requests for higher pay, in line with the packages awarded by US medical device-makers, could not be met under UK corporate governance standards".

[29] The company entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and agreed to retain a compliance monitor for 18 months.