please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message covidien plc former type subsidiary industry medical equipment fate merged with medtronic founded 2007 defunct 2015 headquarters dublin ireland area served worldwide key people bryan hanson evp and president covidien group 1 products medical devices surgical supplies medical supplies revenue usd 10.7 billion 2014 operating income usd 1.99 billion 2014 net income usd 3.6 billion 2014 total assets usd 16 billion 2008 total equity usd 8 billion 2008 number of employees 39 000 2014 parent medtronic website covidien.com covidien plc was an irish headquartered global health care products company and manufacturer of medical devices and supplies . covidien became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from tyco international in 2007 . it was purchased by medtronic in a transaction that closed in 2015 . contents 1 history 2 business units 3 notable brands 4 etymology 5 philanthropy 6 references 7 external links history edit though formed as covidien in 2007 covidien traces its roots to 1903 when henry p. kendall took over a small textile mill in walpole massachusetts that produced cotton batts carpet linings and absorbent cotton . the company later developed health and hygienic products . a number of other medical device companies eventually came together with the kendall company to form the foundation for covidien . by 1994 kendall had become one of the world s largest manufacturers of disposable medical supplies wound care dressings bandaging elastic support and other vascular compression products . it became the basis of the tyco healthcare business when it was acquired by the company that year along with classic medical uni patch and promeon . in 1998 tyco healthcare acquired sherwood davis & geck a manufacturer and distributor of disposable medical products and united states surgical corporation u.s. surgical which provided suture and auto suture devices along with energy based devices through its valleylab brand . and in 2000 tyco healthcare added respiratory and monitoring products provider nellcor puritan bennett through the acquisition of mallinckrodt inc. in 2007 covidien was formed when tyco international spun off its health care business . since that time covidien has made a number of acquisitions including vnus medical technologies aspect medical systems somanetics ev3 b rrx newport medical instruments superdimension oridion systems and given imaging . offshoring and focus on low cost countries lcc resulted in several plant closures in the usa particularly a few in upper new york state . in 2011 jos e. almeida became the chairman ceo and president . by the end of 2014 covidien was operating in more than 150 countries globally with 39 000 employees in over 70 countries . in january 2014 covidien acquires wem electronic equipment based in ribeir o preto . 2 in june 2014 covidien agreed to be acquired by medtronic for 42.9 billion . business units edit surgical solutions covidien offers a range of products in this division from advanced surgical technologies to general surgical products stapling vessel sealing fixation mesh hardware interventional lung gastrointestinal solutions ablation surgical instruments sutures electrosurgery vascular therapies covidien s vascular therapies division collaborates across three different disciplines arterial venous to neurovascular solutions compression dialysis chronic venous insufficiency peripheral stents directional atherectomy other peripheral and neurovascular respiratory & monitoring solutions products from this division cover a range disciplines from ventilation and airway management to patient monitoring and homecare sensors monitors airway ventilation medical supplies products in this division are engineered to help prevent needle stick injury infection cross contamination and procedural errors all while helping to create better patient outcomes wound care incontinence enteral feeding urology medical surgical sharpsafety oem notable brands edit surgical solutions tri staple clearify symbotex pillcam ligasure superdimension barrx sonicision vascular therapies pipeline solitaire venefit turbohawk fortrex respiratory and monitoring solutions newport puritan bennett vital sync shiley invos bis capnostream medical supplies kendall kangaroo magellan curity etymology edit the company name stems from the latin words co which stands for together and vi for life . philanthropy edit covidien cares is covidien s global giving and community outreach program . through this program covidien donates millions of dollars in health care products to support global health and humanitarian needs medical missions and disaster relief . covidien collaborates with organizations in more than 30 countries that together reach millions of people in need . annually covidien awards more than 350 grants to organizations that address the needs of local communities in which its employees live and work . references edit medtronic leadership medtronic.com sa de web p gina visitada em 10 de maio de 2014 . covidien anuncia aquisi o da paulista wem . external links edit covidien.com covidien.com surgical covidien.com rms covidien company profile at marketwatch key statistics v t e pharmaceutical companies of the united states abbott laboratories acorda therapeutics actavis aderis pharmaceuticals adolor corporation alcon alexion pharmaceuticals alkermes allergan alza amgen amylin pharmaceuticals ariad pharmaceuticals aryx therapeutics avax technologies baxter international biocryst pharmaceuticals biogen biolex biovest biovista bradley pharmaceuticals bristol myers squibb cancervax century pharmaceuticals cephalon ceragenix pharmaceuticals combe incorporated cortex pharmaceuticals cotherix covance covidien cubist pharmaceuticals cutter laboratories cytosport cytrx danco laboratories dnaprint genomics epix pharmaceuticals eli lilly and company elorac endo pharmaceuticals ethicon endo surgery ethicon inc. forest laboratories galena biopharma genvec genentech genta gilead sciences hospira imclone systems institute for oneworld health intercept pharmaceuticals ista pharmaceuticals ivax corporation janssen biotech johnson & johnson kinetic concepts king pharmaceuticals kinray kv pharmaceutical leiner health products mallinckrodt martek biosciences corporation s. e. massengill company mckesson corporation mcneil laboratories melior discovery mentholatum merck & co. miles laboratories mylan myriad genetics naurex nereus pharmaceuticals northwest biotherapeutics norwich pharma services novabay pharmaceuticals nuvelo organon international ortho pharmaceutical ortho mcneil pharmaceutical osi pharmaceuticals ovation pharmaceuticals par pharmaceutical parke davis perrigo pfizer pharmaceutical product development prasco laboratories procter & gamble proteon therapeutics purdue pharma qualitest quark pharmaceuticals regeneron repros therapeutics rib x pharmaceuticals sarepta therapeutics savage laboratories schering plough g. d. searle & company sheffield pharmaceuticals smith kline & french spectrum pharmaceuticals sterling drug tanox tap pharmaceutical products tec laboratories teva pharmaceutical industries tiens biotech group titan pharmaceuticals trevena inc trubion upjohn upsher smith laboratories valeant pharmaceuticals ventria bioscience vertex pharmaceuticals verus pharmaceuticals vion pharmaceuticals inc. viropharma west pharmaceutical services wyeth zonite products corporation list of pharmaceutical companies retrieved 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