KIRSCHNER <KMDC> COMPLETES PURCHASE
Kirschner Medical corp said it
completed the acquisition of Minnesota Mining and
Manufacturing's <MMM> orthopedic metal implant line division.
    The acquisition price is 12.0 mln dlrs in cash, a six mln
dlr three year note and 100,000 shares of Kirschner common
stock.
    The division had sales of 11.3 mln dlrs in 1986.
 Reuter
