Haemonetics Acquires Line from Harvest Technologies

In a move to expand the company's blood salvage product line, Haemonetics Corp. (Braintree, MA, USA) has acquired the Bloodless Surgery Station product line from Harvest Technologies Corp. (Plymouth, MA, USA). Financial details were not disclosed.

The Bloodless Surgery Station is an integrated product for blood conservation and surgical blood salvage. It includes several products that can be unbundled and marketed as stand-alone products. These include the SmartSuction, the SmartCell, and an autotransfusion blood bag with integral transfusion filter. Haemonetics will leverage these to expand its own surgical blood salvage line and to enter the broader surgical patient management market.

SmartSuction is a specialized surgical suction system that rapidly removes blood and fluid from the surgical field without excessive suction. It can be used with Haemonetics' Cell Saver or OrthoPAT surgical blood salvage systems or as a free-standing unit to improve surgical suction. Haemonetics estimates this market at about U.S.$300 million annually. SmartCell is a simple surgical blood salvage technology, while the blood bag is an autotransfusion bag that is a lower-cost alternative to bags requiring a filter.

"Through SmartCell, we can offer the benefits of autotransfusion in areas of the world where transfusion risks are high although healthcare budgets cannot support sophisticated autotransfusion programs,” explained Brian Concannon, president of Haemonetics' patient division. "We are enthusiastic about this opportunity to expand our business in these geographies.”



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