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Smiths Medical launches Portex EchoGlo peripheral nerve block portfolio

December 14, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Smiths Medical announced today that it launched its EchoGlo peripheral nerve block portfolio as part of the Portex pain management platform. EchoGlo is a needle designed for echogenic brightness under ultrasound to enhance visualization and accuracy while delivering medication, helping to confidently place local anesthetic which could reduce post-operative dependency on opioids, according to a […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Imaging, Pain Management, Ultrasound Tagged With: Smiths Medical

Smiths Medical, bioAffinity partner on cancer diagnostic

October 15, 2020 By Sean Whooley

BioAffinity Technologies and Smiths Medical announced today that they are partnering to improve care with at-home collection of sputum. San Antonio-based BioAffinity’s CyPath Lung, a non-invasive flow cytometry diagnostic test for lung cancer, is set to be used in the partnership to analyze the at-home collection of sputum, according to a news release. Patients are […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Diagnostics, Oncology Tagged With: BioAffinity Technologies, Smiths Medical

Smiths Medical has a serious infusion pump recall

August 19, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Smiths Medical announced that it has become aware of an issue in which certain Medfusion syringe pumps may not operate as expected. Minneapolis-based Smiths Medical said in a news release that certain Medfusion 3500 and 4000 syringe pumps with specific firmware versions may provide over-delivery or under-delivery of a bolus or loading dose when one […]

Filed Under: Drug Pumps, Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Recalls, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: FDA, Smiths Medical

Smiths Medical acquires Access Scientific

May 13, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Smiths Medical announced today that it acquired the business of broad-spectrum vascular access and infection prevention company Access Scientific. Financial details of the acquisition were not released. San Diego-based Access Scientific makes  Powerwand midline and extended dwell catheter products — and is set to add to Smith Medical’s vascular access product portfolio. The Powerwand portfolio […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Catheters, Featured, Mergers & Acquisitions Tagged With: Access Scientific Inc., Smiths Medical

Smiths Medical ramps up ventilator production

March 23, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Smiths Medical announced that it is increasing the production of its Parapac Plus ventilator to meet increased demand in the United Kingdom and across Europe. The company’s Luton, England site is where production will be ramped up over the next two weeks, according to a news release. Smiths is also working with contract manufacturers in […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Contract Manufacturing, Featured, Respiratory Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Smiths Medical

Smiths Medical warns on LogiCal blood sampling system sets

March 11, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Smiths Medical issued an urgent field safety notice to warn of corrective action for its LogiCal 5 ml closed blood sampling system sets and HemoDraw Plus closed blood sampling sets with the LogiCal pressure monitoring system. The company said in the notice out of Germany that it became aware that customers using the LogiCal and […]

Filed Under: Blood Management, Lab Instruments & Supplies, Recalls, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Smiths Medical

Smiths Medical recalls Medfusion 4000 due to issue with software update

December 19, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Smiths Medical has recalled its Medfusion 4000 syringe pump with Firmware version 1.7.0 due to malfunctioning alarms and potential interruption of therapy, FDA said today. The FDA has labeled the recall as Class I, it’s most serious designation. The Medfusion 4000 syringe pump is designed to deliver blood, blood products or prescribed drugs into a […]

Filed Under: Drug Pumps, Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Recalls, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: FDA, Smiths Medical

Smiths Medical inks Portex Acapella distribution deal with Medline Industries

August 29, 2019 By Danielle Kirsh

Smiths Medical this week said it signed a distribution agreement with Medline Industries for its Portex Acapella Choice Vibratory PEP Therapy device. “The distribution partnership with Medline provides improved access to our Acapella Choice device for patients within the non-acute and home care settings,” senior director of global marketing and general manager Nirav Sheth said […]

Filed Under: Hospital Care Tagged With: Medline Industries Inc., Smiths Medical

Smiths Medical, United Therapeutics conspired to stifle generic Remodulin, Sandoz alleges

April 19, 2019 By Brad Perriello

Smiths Medical allegedly conspired with United Therapeutics to stifle a generic version of pulmonary arterial hypertension drug Remodulin, according to a lawsuit filed this week by Novartis (NYSE:NVS) unit Sandoz. The  Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) subsidiary, which is slated for a spinout as a separately traded company next year, makes the infusion pumps and single-use cartridges for the PAH drug treprostinil, sold […]

Filed Under: Drug Pumps, Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Legal News Tagged With: Novartis, sandoz, Smiths Group plc, Smiths Medical, United Therapeutics

More device shortages pegged to sterilization plant shutdown

April 15, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

More medtech companies are experiencing shortages of medical devices due to the sudden closure in February of a Sterigenics sterilization plant. Officials from Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH), and Guerbet (EPA:GBT) have written letters to customers indicating that certain devices are already in short supply or may experience shortages, Medical Device & Outsourcing has learned. The letter from Cardinal Health (Dublin, […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Catheters, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Imaging, News Well, Respiratory, Sterilization / Calibration, Surgical, Women's Health Tagged With: Cardinal Health, FDA, Guerbet, Medtronic, Smiths Medical, sterigenics, teleflexmedicaloem

EO plant shutdown leads to pediatric breathing tube shortage

April 12, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

The February shutdown of an ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization plant has produced the first temporary medical device shortage, according to the FDA. The device in short supply is the Bivona tracheostomy tube manufactured by Smiths Medical and used by many pediatric patients. The FDA anticipates the tube will be made available again the week of April 22, according to […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Hospital Care, News Well, Pediatrics, Respiratory, Sterilization / Calibration Tagged With: Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), FDA, Smiths Medical, sterigenics, viant

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