Press releases

MINNEAPOLIS - April 21, 2014 - The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals today granted a request from Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) to postpone the implementation of an injunction that would have...

MINNEAPOLIS - April 21, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today issued an updated statement on the recent ruling by Federal District Court of Delaware. The ruling granted in part Edwards...

MINNEAPOLIS -- April 18, 2014 -- The Endurant AAA stent graft system from Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) continues to demonstrate exceptional long-term performance in the endovascular treatment of...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 14, 2014-- Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) Clearance for the Kangaroo™ feeding tube with IRIS Technology....

MINNEAPOLIS - April 11, 2014 - The Federal District Court of Delaware today granted in part Edwards Lifesciences' motion for a preliminary injunction that prevents Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) from...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 11, 2014-- Covidien plc today announced that it has notified customers of a voluntary recall to address an issue with certain lots of its Pipeline™...

MINNEAPOLIS - April 10, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded indication for biventricular (BiV) pacing with...

MINNEAPOLIS - April 10, 2016 - This weekend, an article was published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that criticized Medtronic's handling of data collected during a retrospective chart review...

MINNEAPOLIS - April 9, 2014 - Medtronic today announced CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark and European launch of the Evera MRI(TM) SureScan® implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) System,...

ISTANBUL - April 7, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. today announced that one of its subsidiaries has acquired a majority of the shares of Biostar, which will assume the distribution of Medtronic products...

LONDON -- April 5, 2014 --Patients with peripheral artery disease in the upper leg experienced significantly better outcomes at 12 months after treatment with the IN.PACT Admiral drug-coated...

MINNEAPOLIS - March 31, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the final follow-up results from the CoreValve® CE Pivotal Study, which demonstrated excellent long-term durability at...

MINNEAPOLIS - March 6, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has invalidated, in its entirety, the Edwards Lifesciences EP2055266 Spenser patent...

MINNEAPOLIS and WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 30, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced today further analysis of six-month follow-up data from the first 1,000 patients enrolled in the Global...

MINNEAPOLIS and WASHINGTON - March 30, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced the one-year results of the Melody® Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve (TPV) U.S. Post-Approval Study, which...

MINNEAPOLIS and WASHINGTON - March 29, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced that the CoreValve® System showed results superior to surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) at one...

MINNEAPOLIS and WASHINGTON, DC - March 29, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) today announced the full results of the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 clinical trial, which were presented today in late-breaking...

DENVER, Colo. and DUBLIN, Ireland – March 28, 2014 – In a move aimed at giving nursing professionals the tools they need to address rapidly changing practices and cost structures, the AORN...

Minneapolis - March 27, 2014 -Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced the first patients were enrolled in the Improve SCA Clinical Study, a first-of-its-kind study that will identify patients...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 25, 2014-- An innovative Covidien (NYSE: COV) technology is effective at treating Barrett’s esophagus (a precancerous condition of the esophagus), according to a...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 19, 2014-- Covidien plc (NYSE:COV) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.32 per ordinary share. The...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 19, 2014-- Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) announced the results from today’s Annual General Meeting. Seven proposals were on the meeting agenda: Election of...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 14, 2014-- Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) will report second-quarter fiscal 2014 results on April 25. The company will host a conference call for investors at 8:30...

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 13, 2014-- Further strengthening its broad line of hernia repair products, Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced the U.S. launch of Symbotex™ composite...

MINNEAPOLIS - March 10, 2014 - Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today applications are open to runners around the world who benefit from medical technology to represent their country on the...