Press releases

October 13, 2014 12:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of a global effort to highlight the threat posed by venous thromboembolism (VTE), Covidien plc today...

Dublin, Ireland -- October 10, 2014 – Covidien today announced that it has notified customers of a voluntary Field Safety Alert for certain Medi-Trace™ Cadence and Kendall™ Multi-function...

MINNEAPOLIS -- October 10, 2014 -- Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) today announced the executive team who will lead the combined organization following the close of its proposed acquisition of Covidien. The...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2014-- In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the Irish Takeover Rules, Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) (the “Company”) confirms that, as of the close of business...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2014-- Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for the Nellcor™ Portable SpO2 Patient Monitoring...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2014-- Covidien plc: FORM 8.1(a)&(b)(i) IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2014-- In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the Irish Takeover Rules, Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) (the “Company”) confirms that, as of the close of business...

MINNEAPOLIS - October 7, 2014 - After living with overactive bladder and urinary retention symptoms for 11 years, Jennifer LaForest, a 26-year-old woman from Auburn Hills, Michigan, recently...

MINNEAPOLIS -October 3, 2014- Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in medical technology, services and solutions, today announced that it intends to use approximately $16 billion in...

DUBLIN, Ireland, Sep 30, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) --More than 40 percent of Americans aged 40 and older have experienced one or more of the most common symptomsi of peripheral arterial disease (PAD)....

MINNEAPOLIS - Sept. 29, 2014 -Medtronic and Twin Cities In Motion, the organizers of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, today announced a five-year, $2.5 million agreement that will keep...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 25, 2014-- Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) will report fourth-quarter and fiscal 2014 results on November 5. The company will host a conference call for investors...

MINNEAPOLIS - September 25, 2014 - Medtronic today announced a five-year, $6 million (USD) funding commitment from Medtronic Philanthropy to reduce premature mortality resulting from Rheumatic...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 24, 2014-- In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the Irish Takeover Rules, Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) (the “Company”) confirms that, as of the close of business...

MINNEAPOLIS - Sept. 22, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for the TYRX(TM) Absorbable Antibacterial Envelope. This innovative mesh envelope covers...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 18, 2014-- Covidien plc (NYSE:COV) today announced the expansion of its Sonicision™ Cordless Ultrasonic Dissection Device portfolio, following U.S. Food...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 17, 2014-- Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 13% increase in the quarterly dividend rate, from $0.32 per...

MEMPHIS, TN - September 17, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced the launch of the KYPHON Express(TM) II Balloon Kyphoplasty Platform, which includes the next generation KYPHON ®...

MINNEAPOLIS - Sept. 17, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that its Board of Directors elected Elizabeth Nabel, M.D., president of Brigham & Women's Hospital and Brigham & Women's...

VIENNA - September 16, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced that new results from the OpT2mise trial are being presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 50th

WASHINGTON -- Sept. 16, 2014 -- Presented for the first time at the 2014 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference, the latest clinical and economic data on the IN.PACT Admiral...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 15, 2014-- Covidien plc announced today the start of enrollment in two clinical trials designed to further underscore the safety and effectiveness of the...

MINNEAPOLIS - September 15, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the U.S. launch of the SEEQ(TM) Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT) System, an external, wire-free, adhesive heart monitor...

WASHINGTON, D.C., and MINNEAPOLIS - Sept. 13, 2014 - In the first-ever in-trial cost effectiveness analysis of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients at high risk for surgery,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. and MINNEAPOLIS - Sept. 13, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced new data showing that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with the CoreValve® System...