Covidien Ltd.
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Medical equipment |
| Fate | Merged with Medtronic |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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José E. Almeida (CEO) Bryan Hanson, EVP and President, Covidien Group |
| Products |
Medical Devices Surgical Supplies Medical Supplies |
| Revenue |
 USD 10.7 Billion (2014) |
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USD 1.99 Billion (2014) |
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USD 3.6 Billion (2014) |
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| Total assets |
USD 16 Billion (2008) |
| Total equity |
USD 8 Billion (2008) |
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Number of employees
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39,000 (2014) |
| Parent | Medtronic |
| Website | Covidien.com |
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 in 2007. It was purchased by Medtronic in a transaction that closed in 2015.
Though formed as Covidien in 2007, Covidien traces its roots to 1903 when Henry P. Kendall took over a small textile mill in Walpole, Massachusetts, that produced cotton batts, carpet linings and absorbent cotton. The company later developed health and hygienic products. A number of other medical device companies eventually came together with the Kendall Company to form the foundation for Covidien.
By 1994, Kendall had become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of disposable medical supplies, wound care dressings, bandaging, elastic support and other vascular compression products. It became the basis of the Tyco Healthcare business when it was acquired by the company that year, along with Classic Medical, Uni-Patch and Promeon.
In 1998, Tyco Healthcare acquired Sherwood, Davis & Geck, a manufacturer and distributor of disposable medical products, and United States Surgical Corporation (U.S. Surgical), which provided suture and auto suture devices, along with energy-based devices, through its Valleylab brand. And, in 2000, Tyco Healthcare added respiratory and monitoring products provider Nellcor Puritan Bennett through the acquisition of Mallinckrodt Inc.
In 2007, Covidien was formed when Tyco International spun off its health care business. Since that time, Covidien has made a number of acquisitions including VNUS Medical Technologies, Aspect Medical Systems, Somanetics, ev3, BÂRRX, Newport Medical Instruments, superDimension, Oridion Systems and Given Imaging. Offshoring and focus on Low Cost Countries (LCC) resulted in several plant closures in the USA particularly a few in upper New York state.
In 2011, José E. Almeida became the Chairman, CEO, and President.
By the end of 2014, Covidien was operating in more than 150 countries globally, with 39,000+ employees in over 70 countries.
In January 2014, Covidien acquires WEM Electronic Equipment, based in Ribeirão Preto.
In June 2014, Covidien agreed to be acquired by Medtronic for $42.9 billion.
Surgical solutions Covidien offers a range of products in this division – from advanced surgical technologies to general surgical products:
Vascular therapies Covidien’s Vascular Therapies division collaborates across three different disciplines: arterial, venous to neurovascular solutions:
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