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In the Matter of SNIA S.p.A.
FTC Matter/File Number
9910095
Docket Number
C-3889
Enforcement Type
Part 2 Consents
Case Summary
Final order settles charges that Sorin Biomedica S.p.A.'s acquisition of COBE Cardiovascular, Inc. would eliminate competition in the United states market for research, development, manufacture and sale of heart-lung machines. The order permits the acquisition and requires the divestiture of COBE's heart-lung machine business to Baxter Healthcare Corporation