Covidien

Covidien is a large medical supply distributor that has been acquired by Cardinal Health. Covidien was acquired by Medtronic, in January 2015.Covidien has developed a wide range of developments in medicine including Pulse oximetry, Surgical stapling, Laparoscopic instrumentation, Electro-surgery and Tools for Embolization. With an emphasis on three core categories, Covidien aims to produce breakthroughs in surgical approaches, Vascular therapies and Respiratory and Patient treatment. Covidien produces and distributes Surgical Equipment and consumables used in open and minimally invasive procedures in numerous medical fields including general surgery, metabolic, thoracic, urology, gynaecology, hernia repair and sports surgery.