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Covidien buys Israeli medical device firm

Dublin-headquartered Covidien Plc is to buy Oridion Systems Ltd, an Israeli maker of devices for patient breathing safety, for $346m (€260m).

Fri, 06 Apr, 2012

Covidien may base spin-off drugs company in Ireland

COVIDIEN Plc, a maker of surgical products and drugs, plans to spin-off its pharmaceuticals division into a separate company that could be based in Ireland.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2011

Medtronic shares down as defibrillators demand falls

MEDTRONIC Inc (MDT), the world’s biggest maker of heart-rhythm devices, said first-quarter profit fell 1.1% as demand for its defibrillators and spinal products declined and costs to produce them rose.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2011