Medtronic and Covidien go shopping as merger nears
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The fact that Medtronic and Covidien are soon to become one company hasn’t put either off the acquisition trail. Medtronic has just purchased Dutch deep brain stimulation (DBS) firm Sapiens Steering Brain Stimulation, while, last week, Covidien announced it had bought vascular disease specialist Reverse Medical.