Covidien

Summary

Covidien is a business^[1]. Covidien ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Covidien is in the country of Ireland^[3].
• Covidien is in the country of CH^[4].
• Covidien's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Covidien's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Covidien's instance of is recorded as subsidiary company^[7].
• Covidien's headquarters location is recorded as Dublin^[8].
• Covidien's Commons category is recorded as Covidien^[9].
• Covidien's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry^[10].
• 2007 marks the founding of Covidien^[11].
• 1999-03-31 marks the founding of Covidien^[12].
• Covidien was dissolved in 2015^[13].
• Covidien's parent organization or unit is recorded as Medtronic plc^[14].
• Covidien's official website is recorded as http://www.covidien.com^[15].
• Covidien's product or material produced is recorded as medical device^[16].
• Covidien's replaced by is recorded as Medtronic (Ireland)^[17].
• Covidien's legal form is recorded as Limited Company^[18].
• Covidien's legal form is recorded as MVII^[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from US-Gov public-domain product datasets — every line is independently verifiable against the named agency's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300PFVUMQ1MLBKJ64^[20]

• Registered legal name: Covidien AG^[21]

• Legal jurisdiction: CH^[22]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[23]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): MVII^[24]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[25]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[26]

• Entity created: 1999-03-31^[27]

• LEI first registered: 2012-12-07^[28]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-06^[29]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-10-16^[30]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[31]

• Registration authority: RA000549^[32]

• Authority entity ID: CHE-105.098.567^[33]

• Other names: Tyco Healthcare Group AG^[34]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[35]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 2007^[11] and 1999-03-31^[12].

Operations

Covidien's headquarters location is recorded as Dublin^[8]. Covidien's parent organization or unit is recorded as Medtronic plc^[14].

Industry

Covidien's industry is recorded as pharmaceutical industry^[10].

Ownership

Covidien's product or material produced is recorded as medical device^[16].

Dissolution

Covidien was dissolved in 2015^[13].

Why It Matters

Covidien ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).^[2] Covidien has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]