CareFusion (CFN) Announces 5-Year Distribution Agreement with ResMed (RMD)

July 25, 2011 4:39 PM EDT
CareFusion (NYSE: CFN) and ResMed (NYSE: RMD) announced a five-year agreement providing CareFusion the exclusive right to distribute the ResMed Stellarâ„¢ 100 and 150 non-invasive ventilators (NIV) and their related accessories into the U.S. institutional healthcare market.

The agreement, effective immediately, provides strategic benefits to both companies. CareFusion will now have a more competitive offering in the institutional NIV market, which is expected to grow by more than 6 percent annually. For ResMed, it provides a timely introduction of its new ventilation products, with their unique performance, size and mobility features valuable to clinicians, caregivers and patients, via CareFusion's long-standing relationships with U.S. hospitals, long-term acute care and skilled nursing facilities. CareFusion will also market and sell the Stellar 100 and 150 related accessories, including tubing and filters.



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