More device shortages pegged to sterilization plant shutdown

Cardinal Health’s Accu-Trace intrauterine pressure catheter (Image from Cardinal Health)

More medtech companies are experiencing shortages of medical devices due to the sudden closure in February of a Sterigenics sterilization plant.

Officials from Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH), and Guerbet (EPA:GBT) have written letters to customers indicating that certain devices are already in short supply or may experience shortages, Medical Device & Outsourcing has learned.

The letter from Cardinal Health (Dublin, Ohio) said that the company expects a shortage of its Kendall Accu-Trace intrauterine pressure catheter until early August. This device is placed inside a pregnant woman’s uterus to monitor uterine contractions during labor. The letter from Guerbet (Villepinte, France) said that disposable power injectors used with its Optistar, Optivantage and Illumena contrast delivery systems may experience shortages. Officials from those companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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