Category: Supply Chain

Here are the top 10 medical devicemakers for 2024 listed by total revenue.

ICU Medical has issued a nationwide recall for certain lots of potassium chloride injections due to a labeling error. 

Abiomed, also now known as Johnson & Johnson MedTech, issued a recall for its Impella RP with SmartAssist and Impella RP Flex with SmartAssist heart pumps due to safety concerns. 

Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing facility in Marion, N.C., has returned to pre-hurricane production levels following extensive flooding from Hurricane Helene, which halted operations and triggered a nationwide IV-fluid shortage. 

Ambulatory care providers at New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals can now prescribe discounted durable medical equipment, according to a Feb. 18 news release shared with Becker’s. 

The Trump administration’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports is expected to impact the medical device industry. 

Here are eight new drug shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 

Sentec and Percussionaire have recalled their VDR4 Phasitron Breathing Circuit Kits due to a venturi component malfunction that may reduce pressure and airflow, potentially leading to serious injury or death. 

Medline has been awarded a vendor contract by the Department of Veterans Affairs.