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news.NxStage Medical has signed a five-year agreement with DaVita to continue to supply DaVita's dialysis centers with MasterGuard and ButtonHole safety needle sets, subject to certain terms and conditions.
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Safety needles are products used to access patients’ blood during the vast majority of chronic dialysis therapy treatments. MasterGuard is claimed to be the leading product in this market, and became part of NxStage’s product portfolio through the recent acquisition of Medisystems. According to NxStage, DaVita and its predecessors have a long, successful history with Medisystems brand needles.
Jeffrey Burbank, president and CEO of NxStage, said: “We are very pleased to continue our long-standing relationship as DaVita’s primary needle supplier. Medisystems’s high-quality, innovative products was one of the key reasons we acquired the company last year. This new agreement with DaVita solidifies NxStage’s position as a dialysis industry leader in-center, as well as in the critical care and home hemodialysis markets.”