NORTH HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its Surgical Devices business unit has launched the Endo Clip ™ III 5 millimeter clip applier in the United States, Japan and throughout Europe. The new 5mm clip applier features a host of innovative improvements, including the revolutionary Clip Logic™ Technology, which is designed to meet the challenge of clip loading and feeding in an entirely new and novel manner.