# Medtronic in the financial news
**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-in-the-financial-news/365
**Category:** D-News
**Created:** [April 6, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-in-the-financial-news/365 "2017-04-06T04:14:10Z")
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### Author:  [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2017, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-in-the-financial-news/365/1 "2017-04-06T04:14:10Z")
> **[Exclusive: Cardinal Health nears $6 billion deal for Medtronic unit - sources](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-medtronic-m-a-cardinal-health-idUSKBN1772VH)**
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> U.S. drug distributor Cardinal Health Inc is nearing a deal to acquire medical device maker Medtronic Plc's medical supplies business for close to $6 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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### Author:  [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-in-the-financial-news/365/2 "2017-04-06T04:17:50Z")
The way I read the article, the medical supplies business did not include pumps, correct?
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### Author:  [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/medtronic-in-the-financial-news/365/3 "2017-04-06T04:36:05Z")
If it is just the medical supply business from Covidian, then it wouldn’t involve the pump supplies which come from its Diabetes division out of California.