New surgical medical devices coming online

BOULDER — Boulder County is home to a medical-device industry that employs thousands of people.
The county has about a half dozen medical device companies employing 3,176 people, one of the highest concentrations in the state, according to state statistics.

Covidien Plc. (NYSE: COV) is the biggest player — developing and making electrosurgery devices at its research and development facility and a manufacturing plant in Boulder. Covidien’s LigaSure Maryland Jaw surgical device created in Boulder recently was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The device seals openings in a patient’s body that a surgeon makes during…