B. Braun Acquires Starboard Medical’s Clik-Fix Catheter Securement Device Portfolio

September 27, 2022—B. Braun Medical Inc. announced that it has acquired the Clik-Fix catheter securement device portfolio from Starboard Medical, Inc., adding to the company’s portfolio of peripheral intravenous (IV) therapy devices.

Jean-Claude Dubacher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of B. Braun Medical, commented in the press release, “Improving the standard of care for patients is at the heart of all we do at B. Braun. The addition of the innovative Clik-Fix portfolio combined with our expertise and commercial capabilities ensures we will continue to meet our customers’ evolving needs and extend our position as a leader in IV therapy.”

The press release noted that Starboard Medical is a woman–co-owned medical device company.

Kerry Edgar, President of Starboard Medical, stated, “Clik-Fix devices were the result of a personal experience with an improperly secured IV catheter. We’re pleased that B. Braun, with its commercial capabilities and long history of IV therapy expertise, will bring the Clik-Fix device portfolio to more clinicians and more patients around the world.”

According to B. Braun, the Clik-FIX portfolio acquisition includes the following devices:

• Clik-Fix peripheral catheter securement device, which is an all-in-one integrated securement device with bio-occlusive dressing. This device replaces the need to use individual tape, gauze, and transparent dressings.
• Clik-Fix PICC/Central catheter securement device, which is a universal device designed to secure most peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and central catheters with an active dual locking mechanism. The device provides an effective alternative to sutures, tape, tape-based stabilization, and other securement systems.
• Clik-Fix Universal catheter securement device, which is designed to stabilize and secure any medical tubing junction with a Luer lock connection.
• Clik-Fix Neonatal PICC catheter securement device features a universal design and is compatible with most neonatal PICC lines. It features a soft foam securement base with no hard plastic parts to cause pressure, bruising, or trauma to a baby’s skin.
• Clik-Fix Soft PICC/Central securement device, which features a soft foam securement base with no hard plastic parts to cause pressure, bruising, or trauma to the skin. Its universal design is compatible with most PICC and central lines.

“Catheter securement is critical in proper stabilization to avoid potentially serious issues for patients,” commented Patrick Evangelista, RN, a vascular access specialist in B. Braun’s press release. “Clik-Fix is a proven catheter securement platform that I use in my everyday practice, and its technical performance is demonstrated in my poster published at AVA 2022.” Mr. Evangelista is a vascular access specialist at Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center in Harbor City, California. AVA 2022, the annual scientific meeting of the Association for Vascular Access, will be held September 30 to October 3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.