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Baxter International Inc. is a global healthcare company that develops, manufactures, and sells a broad range of medical products and technologies, including sterile intravenous solutions, infusion systems, parenteral nutrition, renal‑replacement therapies, and advanced surgical devices. It operates primarily in the medical‑device and pharmaceutical sectors, serving hospitals, dialysis centers, ambulatory surgery facilities, and home‑care settings worldwide. Baxter is recognized as a leading provider of renal‑care and infusion‑therapy products and is a prominent member of the S&P 500, competing with other major med‑tech firms such as Becton Dickinson, B. Braun, and Fresenius.