CareFusion has entered into a five-year agreement to distribute ResMed Stellar 100 and 150 non-invasive ventilators (NIV) and their related accessories in the US institutional healthcare market.

CareFusion will also distribute Stellar 100 and 150 related accessories, including tubing and filters, as per the agreement.

The Stellar ventilators delivers ventilation to adult and pediatric patients, with both invasive and non-invasive applications.

The ventilators have monitoring features such as leak-compensation algorithm, TiControl and on-screen waveforms for managing leak and patient-ventilator synchrony.

The agreement offer CareFusion a more competitive offering in the institutional NIV market, which is expected to grow by over six percent annually.

The agreement provides ResMed a timely introduction of its new ventilation products through CareFusion’s long-standing relationships with US hospitals, long-term acute care and skilled nursing facilities.