COMPANY FACT FILE


Table 1 gives examples of key products within each brand. The company has a long heritage as a supplier of quality wound care products in the US and now has established a significant global reach. Its early, traditional products have now been supplemented by advanced wound care products and technologies suitable for a range of clinical scenarios.


Product category Nursing care[2]


Therapy areas


Wound care, nursing care, enteral nutrition, incontinence care, urological care


Key product brands


Kerlix™ AMD antimicrobial bandage and sponges Telfa™ AMD antimicrobial dressing Curity™ AMD packing strips Excilon™ AMD antimicrobial drain and IV sponges Kendall™ dressings (calcium and zinc calcium alginate dressings; hydrocolloid dressings; transparent film dressings) Thermazene™ cream


The new Kendall™ AMD foam, bordered foam dressing and the foam disc for exit site management (ie PEG site, tracheostomy sites)


Kangaroo™ enteral feeding pumps and sets Wings™ and Sure Care™ incontinence products Dover™ urologicals


Sharp safety Surgical devices[3] Needles and syringes, sharps disposal


Surgical stapling and instrumentation for laparoscopic, endoscopic and traditional open surgeries


Monoject™ needles and syringes Magellan™ safety needles and blood collection


SharpSafety™ disposal containers


Endo GIA™ Universal Endo GIA™ Ultra with Tri-Staple technology Duet TRS™ Reloads DST Series™ EEA Stapler


Continuing professional education to enhance knowledge of advanced minimally invasive procedures among surgeons and other healthcare professionals


Soft tissue repair[4]


Collagen implants available in sheet and injection format for soft connective tissue reinforcement, replacement and bulking.


Innovative hydrogel-based biomaterials to assist wound sealing and healing following thoracic, spinal, gynaecological, vascular and general surgery


Advanced wound closure products and sutures used in general, cardiovascular, gynaecological, orthopaedic and neurosurgery


Hernia repair


Medical surgical products[6]


Single-use operating room products, surgical instrument handling and positioning products, patient positioning supports, surgical suction, laceration and suture removal kits, cardiac monitoring and chest drainage


Permacol™ biological implant DuraSeal™ and VascuSeal™ sealant systems SprayShield™ adhesion barrier system


V-Loc™ wound closure device, Caprosyn™ , Polysorb™ , Biosyn™ and Maxon™ absorbable sutures


Dermalon™, Ticron™ , Surgipro™, Novafil™ ,and Sofsilk™ non-absorbable sutures Indermil®


tissue adhesive (US only)[5]


Parietex™, Parietex™ Composite PCO Mesh Parietene™ and SurgiPro™ synthetic hernia repair mesh AbsorbaTack™and ProTack™ fixation devices used with mesh for henia repair


Devon™ cautery tip cleaners Devon™ surgical vessel loops Devon™ instrument pouches Devon™disposable foam positioning products and positioning straps Kendall™ DL cable and lead wires Medi-Trace™ electrodes Argyle™ chest drainage units


Energy devices[7]


Surgical products used in vessel sealing, electrosurgery, ablation and radio frequency pain management


LigaSure™ vessel and tissue fusion products Evident™ MW ablation system Cool-tip™ RF ablation system Force Argon™ II argon-assisted electrosurgery system


Kendall™ DL cable and lead wires are a new range of disposable ECG leads to reduce the risk of infection from cross contamination


Valleylab Institute of Clinical Education provides training and education on advances in surgical and radio frequency-related technique, technology and practice


Pharmaceuticals and imaging[8]


Pharmaceutical products and ingredients used in a wide range of branded and generic pharmaceuticals; imaging products including contract media, delivery systems, MRI infusion pumps, nuclear medicine products and urological imaging systems


Vascular therapies


Compression therapy, dialysis treatment and ablation therapies


Respiratory therapy[9]


Pulse oximetry, airway and temperature management devices


Mechanical ventilation and respiratory care devices


Conray™, Hexabrix™, Optimark™ and Optiray™ contrast media Angiomat™, Illumena™ , Optistar™, Optivantage™ and MRidium™ delivery systems


SCD™ and SCD EXPRESS™ compression systems T.E.D™ compression stockings Trellis™ and ev3 neurovascular and peripheral vascular products


Nellcor™, OxiMax™ pulse oximeters OxiNet III™ remote monitoring system


Puritan Bennett™, Achieva™ , Legendair™, Smartair™ and Supportair™ ventilators and portable ventilators


Accredited continuing education for nurses and respiratory therapists via the Covidien Center for Clinical Excellence website


Other


Covidien AMD products contain 0.2-0.5% PHMB as their antimicrobial


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