ICU Medical's Smiths Medical issued an urgent field safety notice to warn of a potential defect with some of its Bivona tracheostomy products. Posted out of Germany, the warning applies to a number of Bivona neonatal/pediatric and adult tracheostomy tubes. That includes the Aire-Cuf, TTS, Uncuffed and Mid-Range Bivona tubes for … [Read more...] about Smiths Medical warns on some Bivona tracheostomy tubes, death reported
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Smiths Medical issues urgent field safety notice for some Portex tracheotomy tubes
ICU Medical’s Smiths Medical this week issued an urgent field safety notice for some of its Portex Blue Line siliconized PVC tracheotomy tubes. The company issued the warning due to an issue related to the neck plate or flange of the Portex Blue Line siliconized PVC tracheotomy tubes. The failure mode can happen during use as a complete or … [Read more...] about Smiths Medical issues urgent field safety notice for some Portex tracheotomy tubes
ICU Medical’s Smiths Medical has a major syringe pump recall
The FDA this week said it's designated an ICU Medical and Smiths Medical recall of Medfusion syringe pumps as Class I, the agency's most serious level of medical device recall. The recall involves more than 50,000 Medfusion Model 4000 syringe infusion pumps in the U.S. that were distributed from Nov. 16, 2010, to July 28, 2023. The Medfusion … [Read more...] about ICU Medical’s Smiths Medical has a major syringe pump recall
ICU Medical beats The Street in Q1
ICU Medical (Nasdaq:ICUI) reported first-quarter results that came in ahead of the consensus earnings per share forecast. The San Clemente, California-based company posted losses of $38.1 million, or $1.61 per share, on sales of $543.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, for a bottom-line slide into the red on sales growth of … [Read more...] about ICU Medical beats The Street in Q1
ICU Medical’s Smiths Medical acquisition remains on track
ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) is a step closer to acquiring Smiths Medical after clearing a shareholders vote at Smiths' British parent company, the Smiths Group. Almost all of the nearly 327 million Smiths Group shareholders voting on November 17 approved the $2.35 billion buy. Run out of the Minneapolis area, Smiths Medical’s business brings in … [Read more...] about ICU Medical’s Smiths Medical acquisition remains on track
