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Well, we're going to move on to the next one to try and stay on schedule. The next presentation is by the management of Covidien. We are very pleased to have here today Joe Almeida, President of the Medical Device segment at Covidien. Joe Almeida - Covidien - President Medical Devices Thank you, Joanne. Good afternoon. Just briefly go through the forward looking statements and the Safe Harbor. We're going to be making statements that you should be aware of. Our medical devices business within Covidien has experienced a solid growth. Year-to-date #### about #% operationally. We also have experienced very good launches of products in the last ## months. We just brought to market a brand new line of ... port called SILS Port as well as our Duet which is a buttress material built right onto a stapler. We're very focused...

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