SpaceLabs Medical to acquire Burdick:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
SpaceLabs Medical, a provider of clinical information and patient monitoring systems, is to acquire fellow US company Burdick for around $50 million. SpaceLab's main focus is hospitals, while Burdick, which produces diagnostic cardiology systems, serves the primary care market. SpaceLabs' CEO Carl Lombardi said the acquisition would enable SpaceLabs to accelerate its strategy of integrating medical devices with clinical information systems across multiple points of care.