B. Braun Medical announced that it launched its new CareSite Micro luer access device designed to make IV access safer. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based B. Braun designed the device to reduce exposure to harmful chemicals. It aims to decrease infection risk in IV access for patients and healthcare providers. The company says its device is the only […]
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B. Braun infusion pump battery recall is Class I after one reported death
The FDA labeled a recall of B. Braun Medical infusion pump battery packs Class I, the most serious kind. B. Braun’s recall is a correction, not a product removal, affecting the battery pack for its Infusomat Space large-volume pump. It affects both wireless and non-wireless batteries, model numbers 8713051U and 8713052U. According to an FDA […]
B. Braun recalls some two-piece syringes due to potential packaging barrier damage
B. Braun issued an urgent field safety notice in Europe related to potential issues with certain two-piece syringes. The company’s notice said it decided to proactively recall a batch combination of the syringes. B. Braun identified a number of batches of its Exadoral, Henke-JECT, Norm-Ject and Injekt devices. In the course of postmarket surveillance and […]
B. Braun launches DoseTrac Enterprise infusion management software
B. Braun today announced it launched its next generation of infusion management software, called DoseTrac Enterprise. The new software allows organizations to receive a mix of real-time views and retrospective reporting features better to understand their infusion pump fleet and associated data. DoseTrac Enterprise can connect up to 40,000 pumps at an unlimited number of […]
B. Braun buys catheter securement device portfolio from Starboard
B. Braun Medical announced today that it acquired the Clik-FIX catheter securement device portfolio from Starboard Medical. Clik-FIX adds to B.Braun’s offerings that help improve patient experiences and outcomes for peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy. The portfolio includes the Clik-FIX Peripheral, PICC/Central, Universal, Neonatal PICC and Soft PICC/Central systems. Clik-FIX Peripheral represents an all-in-one integrated securement […]
Everything you need to know about medical device creation
Medtech development is hard. Medical device creation can require manufacturing know-how in areas as wide-ranging as electrical components, high-performance polymers, molding and machining — and that doesn’t even include the required expertise in design, regulatory requirements and achieving reimbursement. The good news is that there is now a whole ecosystem of specialized experts serving the […]
B. Braun, Infraredx to collaborate on drug-coated balloon catheter IDE study
B. Braun Interventional Systems (BIS) announced today that it is collaborating with Infraredx on a trial for the B. Braun SeQuent Please ReX. Bethlehem, Pa.–based BIS, a B. Braun affiliate, and Infraredx, a Nipro company, will work together to accelerate the FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical trial for the SeQuent Please ReX drug-coated PTCA […]
B. Braun Medical appoints new CFO
B. Braun Medical announced today that it appointed James Allen as a senior VP and as the company’s chief financial officer. Allen, a veteran of more than 30 years in finance and management within multiple industries and disciplines, will replace Bruce Heugel, who last year announced that he would retire after more than 20 years […]
Medtech takes a stand on D.C. rioting
The medtech industry has joined other business and industry groups in condemning Tuesday’s siege of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. by supporters of President Donald Trump. The National Manufacturers Association called for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office. The Business Roundtable tweeted a call for an end […]
B. Braun halts certain Aesculap knee implants
B. Braun is notifying customers who purchased certain Aesculap knee systems to temporarily cease implanting them while the company addresses a “possible malfunction.” In a Nov. 16 letter sent to customers worldwide, the company said a “locally accumulated number of aseptic loosenings have been reported to us in connection with the univation X system. ln […]
The 20 largest medical device companies in the world
The information in this year’s annual Big 100 rankings of the world’s largest medical device companies is as interesting as ever. The 100 companies on this year’s list had medical device businesses bringing in a whopping $420.5 billion during their most recent fiscal years — a nearly 6% increase from the 2019 Big 100. But […]