Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) subsidiary CareFusion is laying off workers in California, according to a Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification Act notice. CareFusion, which this month landed a $100 million contract with the U.S. Defense Dept. to develop an automated drug dispensing system, will cut 128 jobs in San Diego, according to the October notice. Earlier this year, the FDA issued […]
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BD’s CareFusion lands $100m contract with U.S. Defense Dept.
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) subsidiary CareFusion won a $100 million contract to develop an automated drug dispensing system for the U.S. Defense Dept., the Pentagon said last week. The 5-year blanket purchase agreement “supports the need for a comprehensive Pharmacy Inpatient Automation Solution (PIAS) – Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) that meets the highest quality standards for implementation at military treatment facilities […]
CareFusion recalls select AVEA ventilators over electrical issues
The FDA yesterday released information on a select recall of CareFusion AVEA Ventilators due to electrical issues which could cause unexpected shutdowns. The federal watchdog labeled the recall as a Class I, the agency’s most serious classification of recall. Class 1 designations are used when there is a reasonable probability that product use could cause […]
U.S. Homeland Security Dept. warns on cybersecurity risk with BD subsidiary CareFusion’s Pyxis
Updated to correctly label the Pyxis as a medical supply cabinet, as it was originally mislabeled as a drug dispensing cabinet. The U.S. Homeland Security Dept. warned about more than 1,400 cybersecurity flaws found in 3rd-party software used with the Pyxis SupplyStation automated medical supply cabinet made by Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) subsidiary CareFusion. The flaws, uncovered […]
Ex-trader loses bid to dismiss insider trading case
Sean Stewart, a former executive with JP Morgan and Perella Weinberg Partners who is accused of insider trading based on his work on several medical device transactions, lost his bid to have criminal charges dismissed from a federal court in New York. Federal prosecutors in May 2015 charged Stewart, his father Robert Stewart and a 3rd […]
CareFusion wins dual FDA 510(k) for vertebral balloons
Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) subsidiary CareFusion said today it won FDA 510(k) clearances for 2 sizes of vertebral balloon systems designed for spinal augmentations. The company received clearance from the FDA for its 13-gauge AVAmax and 11-gauge AVAflex vertebral balloon systems for treating vertebral compression fractures. “We are committed to investing in research and development […]
Becton Dickinson releases 1st joint BD-CareFusion product
Becton Dickinson & Co. (NYSE:BDX) said today that it released the 1st product to combine its technologies with some of those acquired when it paid $12 billion for CareFusion in March. The product, an automated intravenous medication management system, using BD’s Cato medication workflow system and CareFusion’s SmartWorks platform. It’s designed to work with pharmacy IT systems to […]
CareFusion signs exclusive distro deal with ResMed
CareFusion said last week its Airlife business line signed an exclusive distribution agreement with ResMed (NYSE:RMD) to distribute its nasal high-flow interface products. The agreement includes exclusive distribution rights for CareFusion’s AcuCare high flow nasal cannula in the U.S., San Diego, Calif.-based CareFusion said. “This agreement with ResMed is aligned with our commitment to providing high quality […]
Edwards Lifesciences, BD’s CareFusion ink interoperability pact
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) and Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) subsidiary CareFusion said today that they inked an interoperability pact for their respective hemodynamic monitoring and IV fluid administration offerings. The focus will be on hydration for moderate- to high-risk surgical patients using Edwards’ hemodynamic monitoring systems and fluid management algorithms and CareFusion’s Alaris infusion systems, they said. The collaboration aims to examine any correlation between […]
Layoffs: Medical device makers cut nearly 1200 jobs in California
Medical device companies have enacted layoffs for nearly 1,200 workers in California since the beginning of July, according to the Golden State’s Employment Development Dept., including some of the biggest names in medtech: Alphatec Spine (NSDQ:ATEC) laid off 99 employees at a facility in Carlsbad in early July. Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) cut 284 positions in Fremont and another 171 […]
Carefusion, Elite Biomed issue Class I Alaris pump recalls
The FDA today issued 2 recall notices related to CareFusion‘s Alaris pumps, including 1 to CareFusion over alarm issues and another to Elite Biomedical Solutions over a flaw in a replacement frame membrane for the drug pumps. The FDA has labeled the recalls as a Class I, the most serious type of recall issued by […]