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23-469: BDC may mean: Business and finance [ edit ] Becton, Dickinson and Company , a medical products manufacturer Business Data Catalog Business Development Bank of Canada Business Development Company - is a publicly traded private equity tax-advantaged investment company in the US investing in small and mid-sized businesses BDC Aero Industrie ,
46-703: A manufacturing plant in East Rutherford, New Jersey . Becton served as the company's secretary and treasurer, and later served as the chairman of the board. Becton, Dickinson & Company supplied medical instruments to the United States Army during the Spanish–American War , World War I , and World War II . As the company expanded, it grew to become a manufacturer of instruments for surgery, dentistry, and veterinary. They also made medical bags and invented new instruments, including
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92-1091: A Hammond electric organ to the church. He was a member of the Freemans, belonging to the Boiling Springs Lodge, the Knights Templar, and the Lafayette Commandery. He was president of the Rutherford Rotary Club, a director of the YMCA, and a member the New York Southern Society. He also belonged to the New Jersey Senior Golf Association. Becton had a stroke in 1943 and cut back on working. He died in his home in Rutherford, New Jersey on January 2, 1951, at
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138-1043: A component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the four and five consecutive years, respectively. Pfitzer et al. (2013) identify BD's development of a needleless injection system as an example of leading businesses' role in creating shared value . In April 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined BD US$ 112,700 for safety violations. They found repeat and serious violations of health and safety law that had resulted in two employees having partial finger amputations. In 2020, C.R. Bard, Inc. and its parent company BD were fined $ 60 million USD for failing to adequately inform patients about health risks related to their transvaginal mesh devices. In mid-2007,
161-637: A rare type of cancer that affects the Bellini duct of the kidney. Terephthalic acid , benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, abbreviated BDC BDC (group) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BDC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BDC&oldid=1186929180 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
184-417: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Becton Dickinson Becton, Dickinson and Company ( BD ; also Becton Dickinson or Becton ) is an American multinational medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems, and reagents. BD also provides consulting and analytics services in certain areas. BD
207-571: Is popular and the term is sometimes used as a generic term for such tubes. As of February 2010, BD was ranked 18th in the EPA Fortune 500 List of Green Power Purchasers. BD was also listed among the top 100 companies in Newsweek's 2009 Green Rankings ranking of the 500 largest American corporations based on environmental performance, policies, and reputation. BD placed third in the health care sector and 83rd overall. In addition, BD has been
230-505: Is ranked #211 in the 2024 Fortune 500 list based on its revenues for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. The company was founded in 1897 in New York City by Maxwell Becton and Fairleigh S. Dickinson . It later moved its headquarters to New Jersey. In 2004, BD agreed to pay out US$ 100 million to settle allegations from competitor Retractable Technologies that it had engaged in anti-competitive behavior to prevent
253-535: The binaural stethoscope and the mercurial sphygmomanometer that measured blood pressure. They also developed an all cotton elastic bandage, named the ACE bandage in 1918. In 1948, the founder's sons took over management of the company. In the 1920s, Becton and Fairleigh purchased the South Bergen Savings and Loan Association together, with Becton serving as its president. The bank was later known as
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#1732772875693276-649: The National Community Bank of New Jersey. He was also vice president and a director of the Rutherford National Bank. He was president of the Bergen County Chamber of Commerce. Becton married Valarie Prentiss of Rutherford, New Jersey , in 1913. They had three children, Henry Becton , Suzanne Becton, and Valerie Becton. The family built a home in Rutherford, across the street from Dickinson's house. Becton
299-436: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and worldwide health agencies to coordinate recall activities. In March 2021 BD announced a recall of infusion sets for CC, GP, VP, GW/GW800, SE, and IVAC 590 Alaris Pumps and gravity infusion sets and connectors following the news that a supplier falsified sterilisation documents going back ten years. Maxwell Becton Maxwell Wilber Becton (August 22, 1868 – January 2, 1951)
322-555: The United States, Asia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East, South Africa, and South America. The recall was initiated on Oct. 28, 2009 after BD received complaints of problems due to air entry through a part of the device. BD stated that the cause of the problem was manufacturing deviation and claimed that it corrected the problem. BD announced that it notified customers about the recall by letter and has been working with
345-476: The college burned in 1888, so he only completed two years of college. He then moved to New York. In New York in 1888, Becton worked as a salesman. In 1891, he moved to Montana where he worked in real estate. He moved to Boston in 1895 and co-founded Randall and Becton, a medical thermometer company. While in Texas on a sales trip, he met Fairleigh S. Dickinson (1866–1948), co-founder of Becton Dickinson and
368-415: The company agreed to acquire CareFusion for a price of US$ 12.2 billion in cash and stock. In April 2017, Becton, Dickinson and Company announced it would acquire C. R. Bard . The transaction was completed later that year, and the company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of BD, rebranded as Bard. In 2024, BD announced it would acquire Edwards Lifesciences ' critical care unit for $ 4.2 billion. For
391-420: The distribution of Retractable's syringes, which are designed to prevent needlestick injury . The lawsuit touched off a series of legal conflicts between the companies. Retractable would accuse BD of patent infringement after BD released a retractable needle of its own. Later Retractable would claim BD was falsely advertising its own brand of retractable needle as the “world’s sharpest needle”. In October 2014,
414-424: The firm's Discardit II series of syringes numbered 0607186 was withdrawn from hospitals and other medical services around Poland , about half a year after the discovery of remains of dark dust in some syringes, which were alleged to have been from this series. The newspaper Dziennik Online claimed that other series such as 06022444, 0603266, and 0607297 were also suspected of being contaminated. BD recalled and tested
437-1045: The fiscal year 2017, Becton Dickinson reported earnings of US$ 1.030 billion, with an annual revenue of US$ 12.093 billion, an increase of 10.5% over the previous fiscal cycle. Becton Dickinson's shares traded at over US$ 192 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$ 63 billion in November 2018. Currently there are three business segments. In certain places, BD Medical also offers consulting and analytics related services. BD Medical's Consulting services are primarily targeted at hospitals, healthcare systems and networks of healthcare providers. Business units include Biosciences and Integrated Diagnostic Solutions. Offerings include preanalytical solutions for sample management; immunology research, including flow cytometry and multiomics tools; microbiology and molecular diagnostics; lab automation and informatics; and differentiated reagents and assays. The company's line of plastic conical screwtop test tubes , known as 'Falcon tubes',
460-583: The named benefactor of Fairleigh Dickinson University who was a paper salesman. The two men discovered that they grew up fifty miles apart in North Carolina and had the same birthday. They quickly became close friends. After buying out Randall, Becton and Dickerson created a partnership to sell medical thermometers and syringes, in 1897. Later, the company also produced hypodermic needles and syringes to inject insulin . The company incorporated as Becton, Dickinson & Company in 1906 and built
483-549: The syringes in question, and revealed sterile particulates in 0.013 percent of the products. In February 2010 BD announced a voluntary product recall of certain lots of BD Q-Syte Luer Access Devices and BD Nexiva Closed IV Catheter Systems. BD stated that the use of the affected devices may cause an air embolism or leakage of blood and/or therapy, which may result in serious injury or death. The approximately 2.8 million BD Q-Syte and 2.9 million BD Nexiva units containing 5 million BD Q-Syte devices that were recalled were distributed in
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#1732772875693506-675: Was a major donor to Fairleigh Dickerson College when it was established in 1941, allowing the construction of Becton Hall. He served on the college's board of trustees. On the campus, Bector Hall and the Maxwell Becton School of Arts and Science were named in his honor. He was a trustee of Hackensack Hospital. He donated in his mother's memory to build a new building for the Woodington Methodist Church in Woodington, North Carolina. Later, he donated
529-509: Was an American industrialist and businessman. He co-founded Becton, Dickinson and Company in 1897 with Fairleigh S. Dickinson . He also co-founded Fairleigh Dickinson College . Becton was born on his family's plantation in Kinston, North Carolina on August 22, 1868. His parents were Eliza and Jarman Becton. Growing up, he attended the Woodington Methodist Church. He attended local schools. He attended Rutherford College . However,
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