Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare eye Medtronic units - Bloomberg News


FILE PHOTO: Siemens Healthineers logo in a manufacturing plant in Forchheim near Nuremberg, Germany, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo

(Reuters) -Siemens Healthineers AG and General Electric Co's healthcare business are weighing a potential acquisition of two units being spun off by Medtronic Plc, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Medtronic, the world's largest standalone medical device maker, had announced plans in October to spin off the two units - patient monitoring and respiratory interventions - as it seeks to streamline its portfolio.

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