C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) has notified buyers of its LifeStream covered iliac stent of a higher-than-anticipated restenosis rate among patients. The field notice issued by Bard, parent company BD and Irish catheter-maker ClearStream Technologies said the restenosis rate of 0.04% exceeds the acceptable failure rate of 0.01%. An unspecified number of restenosis complaints was reported following implantation of […]
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Report: C.R. Bard to buy Irish catheter maker Clearstream Technologies
C.R. Bard (NYSE:BCR) is set to announce the purchase of Clearstream Technologies, an Ireland-based developer of catheters used in angioplasty procedures, according to a report by the U.K.-based Sky news service.
Murray Hill, N.J.-based Bard will pay a “price well in excess of today’s closing share price of 45.89p,” according to Sky.
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