Otsuka Holdings will pay ICU Medical (Nasdaq: ICUI) an upfront payment of $200 million as part of a joint venture to enter the U.S. IV products market, which has been facing hurricane-related shortages this fall. The partnership — which involves ICU Medical providing commercial services for Otsuka’s Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory (OPF) subsidiary — also includes…
Next COVID-19 device shortage? ‘Smart’ infusion pumps
Severely ill COVID-19 patients may need multiple medications delivered by infusion pumps. Manufacturers and hospitals are planning on how to avoid shortages of these pumps and the associated tubing. You’ve likely seen the videos of ICU hallways lined with medical devices that would normally be in patient rooms. Among them are machines that are ubiquitous…