Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. resolved the Competition Bureau's concern that its acquisition of competitor Covidien PLC would reduce competition for the supply of drug-coated balloon catheters for the treatment of peripheral artery disease by agreeing to sell Covidien's drug-coated balloon catheter business to Spectanetics. Medtronic and Covidien signed a consent agreement with the Bureau.

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