IVAC TO ACQUIRE SIEMENS INFUSION SYSTEMS' MINIMED INFUSION PUMP line and related disposables under a letter of intent between the San Diego-based Lilly subsidiary and SIS parent Siemens Medical Systems. The proposed agreement, which was announced in a joint May 25 press release, includes related inventory and manufacturing equipment. The deal "is subject to the negotiation and execution of a definitive agreement and to applicable government approval"; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition of the line of MiniMed three-channel pumps will fill out IVAC's infusion pump offerings, which currently include only single-channel devices. IVAC also markets blood pressure monitors, syringe pumps and vital sign measurement devices. The three-channel MiniMed is a "compact and lightweight" pump able to infuse three different fluids into a patient at different rates at one time. The computer-based device, which is used in operating rooms and critical care settings, is currently manufactured at SIS' Sylmar, California facility. After completion of the deal, IVAC plans to move manufacturing to its facility in San Diego. Commenting on the acquisition, IVAC President and CEO William Hawkins said: "SIS' products will provide a quality addition to our product line and bring better service to our valued customers." The press release states that "significant and growing sales confirm that hospitals have responded overwhelmingly to the features and benefits flowing from this new generation technology." The agreement does not include any SIS real estate or production facilities, although IVAC says it will be offering employment to an as yet undetermined number of the approximately 250 SIS employees. The infusion pump line and related disposables covered by the deal, including IV lines and needles, comprise the entirety of SIS' current business.
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