Although March brought on tough times for top stocks in the medtech industry, April is already showing signs of a rebound. The year’s strong start, during which MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 index notched an all-time best of 110.96 points (Feb. 15) came to an end later that month and carried over into March, with the index hitting its lowest […]
Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius Kabi, Corvida Medical ink U.S. distribution deal for drug-transfer device
Fresenius Kabi announced that it entered into a U.S. distribution agreement with Corvida Medical for the HALO closed system drug-transfer device (CSTD). Under the distribution agreement, Lake Zurich, Ill.-based Fresenius Kabi will be the exclusive U.S. distributor for the HALO CSTD, an airtight and leak-proof CSTD designed to prohibit the transfer of environmental contaminants into the […]
FDA slaps Class I label on Fresenius Kabi USA infusion pump recall
The FDA has designated a recall of Fresenius Kabi USA infusion devices and software as Class I, the most serious type of recall. In June, Fresenius Kabi USA voluntarily began the recall of its Volumat MC Agilia volumetric infusion pump to upgrade an alarm that signals when the infusion is complete, and of its Vigilant […]
Fresenius Kabi recalls infusion pump, software
Fresenius Kabi USA is voluntarily recalling the Volumat MC Agilia volumetric infusion pump and Vigilant Drug’Lib software to fix software anomalies and to upgrade an alarm signaling when the infusion is complete. The recall is designed to solve four software anomalies that could cause over- or under-infusion of fluids or medications, which in rare circumstances, […]
