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Bard to acquire LifeStent from Edwards Lifesciences

Bard’s peripheral vascular division, located in Tempe, Arizona, will assume marketing responsibility for the product. The company expects to close the transaction following the satisfaction of customary conditions, including Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance.

Timothy Ring, chairman and CEO, said: “The acquisition of the LifeStent product family is a significant strategic addition to our portfolio of non-coronary stent and stent graft products. Pending FDA approval, the LifeStent SFA product, the Flair Arteriovenous Access Stent Graft and E Luminexx Iliac Stent will together give Bard one of the broadest product offerings for peripheral vascular stenting.”