Blood Pressure Cuff Supply Updates
Updated Jan. 7, 2025
DEERFIELD, Ill. -
We understand the critical importance of supply continuity and are committed to providing transparent and proactive communications related to the temporary supply constraint of Baxter’s Blood Pressure Cuffs. We thank you for your understanding as we navigate this challenge. Please see below for relevant information that will be updated regularly.
Manufacturing: As of Jan. 7, Baxter’s manufacturing of BP Cuffs continues to operate at 100% production on a 24/7 schedule, producing volumes and shipments consistent with pre-disruption amounts. Please be aware that full product flow through distribution may take one to two weeks from shipment.
We are prioritizing our manufacturing operations based on SKU configurations of the highest demand, including less common configurations as capacity permits.
NEW: We continue to forecast additional capacity to come online in March of this year as part of our capacity expansion plan, including diversification of our manufacturing locations and capital equipment investments. In March, we anticipate accelerating the backlog recovery and returning to normalized lead times. Between now and March, we will continue to run 24/7 production and share regular updates with customers.
Supply: We are currently navigating unnaturally high order volumes, and working to achieve an equitable, efficient and responsible distribution of available supply. We have made significant capital investments to accelerate the backlog reduction and lead time normalization of our high-demand BP Cuffs.
To help support our customers’ ability to plan for patient care, Baxter has shared its expectations for production and increases in allocation levels with customers and distributors in the U.S. Allocation continues to remain in place for a subset of SKUs, while others are improved or removed from allocation entirely effective Jan. 13. Current category-level allocation guidance, along with a list of SKUs per category, can be found below.
NEW: Current allocation guidance by category as of Jan. 7 can be found in the link below.
Current category guidance and lists of SKUs
Clinical resources: On Oct. 23, Baxter communicated recommended conservation measures to address the temporary supply constraint, including cleaning considerations. Resources to support this effort can be found below.
Flexiport Disposable Blood Pressure Cuffs Instructions for Use
FlexiPort Reusable Blood Pressure Cuffs Instructions for Use
CDC Recommendations for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities
If you have further clinical questions, contact Baxter Medical Affairs: [email protected].
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