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Covidien plc was an Irish-headquartered global health care products company and manufacturer of medical devices and supplies. Covidien became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from
Tyco International Tyco International was a security systems company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland, with operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, United States (Tyco International (US) Inc.). Tyco International was composed of two major busin ...
in 2007. It was purchased by Medtronic in a transaction that closed in 2015. The now-merged company is headquartered in
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
, where Covidien was based.


History

In 2007, Covidien was formed when
Tyco International Tyco International was a security systems company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland, with operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, United States (Tyco International (US) Inc.). Tyco International was composed of two major busin ...
spun off its health care business. In 2009, Covidien acquired Aspect Medical Systems, a manufacturer of brain monitoring sensors and monitors for $210 million. in 2010, Covidien acquired Somanetics, a manufacturer of INVOS regional saturation monitors for $250 million. Newport Medical Instruments, a modest ventilator provider and manufacturer, was purchased by Covidien in 2012. Newport Medical Instruments had been contracted in 2006 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to design a cheap, portable ventilator. At the time, Newport Medical Instruments had three working prototypes produced, and was on schedule to file for market approval late 2013. Covidien then effectively halted the project, subsequently exiting the contract, citing the reason that it was not profitable enough due to significant design faults which had to be corrected with extensive redesign with minimal impact to regulatory requirements. Government officials and other medical equipment suppliers suspected that the Newport acquisition was largely done to prevent a cheaper product from undermining Covidien's existing ventilator business. This contributed to the shortage of ventilators during the
COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. In October 2013, Covidien sold its Confluent Surgical product line for $235 million to Integra LifeSciences, including its DuraSeal, VascuSeal and SprayShield products. In January 2014, Covidien acquired WEM Electronic Equipment, based in
Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: Help:IPA/Portuguese, �ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a city and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-la ...
, Brazil. In May 2014, Covidien acquired Zephyr Technology, a maker of wearable sensors and monitoring systems for an undisclosed amount. In June 2014, Covidien agreed to be acquired by Medtronic for $42.9 billion.


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Covidien.com

Covidien Company Profile at MarketWatch

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{{Pharmaceutical companies of the United States Medtronic Tyco International Health care companies of Ireland Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange Multinational companies Defunct pharmaceutical companies of the United States Companies based in Massachusetts Pharmaceutical companies established in 2007 Health care companies established in 2007 Corporate spin-offs 2015 mergers and acquisitions Tax inversions