Flextronics International Ltd announced that it is reducing 179 jobs at its unit Avail Medical Products Inc., a manufacturer of disposable medical devices, in Santa Ana later this month, according to Orange County Business Journal.

On January 28, 2009, Flextronics has completed the acquisition of Avail Medical Products Inc. As a division of the flextronics Medical segment, Avail will continue to operate as a stand-alone business. flextronics Medical segment is focused on providing outsourced design, manufacturing and logistics services to the medical device and equipment marketplace, including consumer diagnostic devices, lab and life science equipment, imaging and patient monitoring equipment, hospital beds, and drug delivery devices.

Flextronics International Ltd is a provider of vertically-integrated design and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).