Medical Imaging News

January 31, 2007

Tyco Healthcare Changes Its Name

Before summer, Tyco Healthcare will separate from its parent company, Tyco International, and become an independent, publicly traded organization.

At that time, Tyco Healthcare will use Covidien to unify all of its existing brand names, including Autosuture, Kendall, Mallinckrodt, Nellcor, Puritan Bennett, Syneture, and Valleylab.

As Covidien, the newly independent company plans to head in a new direction, focusing exclusively on health care. The company hopes to benefit from increased flexibility, which will allow it to invest in innovation and organic growth.

Inspired by themes of collaboration and life, Covidien is an original name selected for its global meaning and appeal from among some 6,000 possible monikers.

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