Baxter Buys Gambro For $4 Billion To Round Out Dialysis Device Lineup
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Deal builds on Baxter’s home peritoneal dialysis-focused business by adding a suite of products for hemodialysis in the clinic, including Gambro’s Artis and AK 96 systems.
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