Oct 14 (Reuters) - Baxter International ( BAX ) began

shipments of intravenous products to the United States from two

international facilities last week, it said on Monday, as it

works to bring a hurricane-hit plant in North Carolina back

online.

The medical device maker received the U.S. Food and Drug

Administration's clearance on Oct. 9 to temporarily import

products from facilities in Canada, China, Ireland and the UK

after the supply of IV products in the U.S. was disrupted by

flooding from Hurricane Helene.

"We do not yet have a timeline for when we expect

production to be fully restored to pre-hurricane levels," the

company said.