BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a move to increase healthcare worker safety, B. Braun Medical Inc. recently announced Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the healthcare purchasing unit of Premier, Inc., has renewed its agreement for B. Braun’s line of safety IV catheters. B. Braun’s Introcan Safety® IV Catheters are designed with passive-safety features that automatically activate to help minimize accidental needle-stick injury. The three-year contract went into effect on October 1, 2007 and will complement Premier’s existing five-year agreement encompassing all major B. Braun safe solutions.