Steris Corp (STE) will raise its quarterly dividend by 11.8 percent to $0.19 per share in 2012.

Steris Corporation provides infection prevention and other procedural products and services. The company is focused primarily on healthcare, pharmaceutical and medical device customers. The company offers capital equipment products, such as sterilizers and washers, surgical tables, lights and equipment management systems and connectivity solutions such as operating room integration; consumable products such as detergents and gastrointestinal endoscopy accessories and other products; services, including equipment installation and maintenance, microbial reduction of medical devices, instrument and scope repair solutions, laboratory services and off-site reprocessing.