The agreements, which are effective on May 1, 2008, name Smiths Medical as a supplier for anesthesia products and make the company’s line of anesthesia products available to MedAssets’s customers nationwide.
The agreement covers five categories of anesthesia medical supplies including: Portex brand anesthesia breathing systems, face masks, and esophageal stethoscopes; Sodasorb carbon dioxide absorbent; Portex, Bivona, and Blue Line brand intubation products, endobroncheal tubes, endotrachial tubes; and Portex and Thermovent HME’s and Filters.
Stuart Morris-Hipkins, president of Smiths Medical, said: “This new agreement will essentially bring a broader array of product at competitive prices to MedAssets’s customers and allow us to expand our share across their hospital and health system customer base.”