Demand for heart devices and diabetes monitors boosts Medtronic profit expectations 

Analysts test spinal fusion implants at a laboratory in the US. Medtronic surpassed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on Tuesday. Picture: Lance Murphey/Bloomberg 

Medtronic surpassed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, buoyed by strong demand for its heart devices and diabetes monitors.

Medtronic employs more than 4,000 people in Ireland, in Galway, Athone, and Dublin, with a presence in the country since 1982.