Fresenius AG, Smiths Group Have Emerged as Final Bidders for Pfizer's $1.5 Billion Infusion Pumps Biz

German healthcare supplier Fresenius and British engineering company Smiths Group have emerged as the final bidders for Pfizer's infusion pumps business in a possible deal worth close to $1.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

Pfizer is hiving off the business, which it acquired as part of the $16 billion takeover of Hospira in September last year, to focus on drugs.

Infusion pumps provide exact dosage of intravenous drugs, sometimes by the millilitres per hour, and are used in medical areas such as intensive care, emergency care or neonatal care.

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