Covidien has announced that its Japanese subsidiary, Covidien Japan, received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for its Endo GIA reinforced reload with Tri-Staple technology. This approval extends ...
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Renal denervation as a high blood pressure treatment is looking less exciting by the day, with the latest bad news coming from Covidien. The Dublin, Ireland–based medical device giant said Tuesday that it will exit its OneShot renal ...
Creganna-Tactx Medical has announced today that Robert B. Hance will join the company as Chief Executive Officer in September 2013, taking over the role from Helen Ryan who has held the position for the last eight years. Robert ...
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Covidien is making an $860 million bet that people would much rather swallow a pill-sized camera than undergo a traditional colonoscopy. Dublin, Ireland–based Covidien, announced over the weekend that it will pay $30 per share for ...
Ireland-based Covidien has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Israel-based Given Imaging for a total of approximately $860m. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Covidien will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Given ...
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Covidien, a provider of healthcare products, has entered into a definitive agreement with Integra LifeSciences to sell its Confluent Surgical product line. Under the terms of the agreement, Covidien will receive an initial cash payment of ...
Covidien, a provider of healthcare products, has introduced the Capnostream 20p bedside monitor, which offers enhanced features for increasing patient safety in hospitals. The Capnostream 20p bedside monitor incorporates Covidien's ...
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Baxter International has acquired Flowsense Medical, a portfolio company of Trendlines Group for approximately $9.5m, including liabilities. Flowsense Medical manufactures automated, continuous urine monitor systems. The company's URINFO ...
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Covidien, a provider of patient monitoring and respiratory care devices, has succeeded in a patent infringement case against Applied Medical Resources. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on August 27, 2013 upheld the lower ...
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Healthcare products provider Covidien (COV) has launched new Barrx Channel RFA Endoscopic Catheter for treating Barrett’s esophagus and certain gastrointestinal bleeding disorders. Barrett's esophagus is a precancerous condition of ...
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Patient monitoring and respiratory care devices provider Covidien's Nellcor Pulse Oximeters has obtained 510(k) clearance with labeling from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Nellcor Pulse Oximeters facilitates in noninvasive ...
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Healthcare products provider Covidien has announced that the results from SUrveillance vs. RadioFrequency ablation (SURF) trial showed that the endoscopic ablation therapy using the Barrx RF Ablation System eliminates Barrett's esophagus, a ...
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Covidien has announced that its Nellcor pulse oximetry portfolio received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for motion claims. The Nellcor pulse oximetry portfolio, which is used to measure arterial oxygen ...
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Healthcare products company Covidien has launched a new cuffless product to enhance patient care and safety within the hospital and home care environments. The product, which forms part of the company's Shiley neonatal and pediatric ...
Healthcare products company Covidien has been awarded with $176.5m verdict in patent litigation against Ethicon Endo-Surgery,a Johnson & Johnson company. The suit filed is related to Ethicon's Harmonic line of ultrasonic surgical products ...
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