Covidien Releases 2008-2009 Mallinckrodt Baker Catalog Featuring J.T.Baker® Laboratory Products

Publication offers comprehensive J.T.Baker® brand product specifications, new product highlights and details on packaging options

PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. (April 21, 2008) ¾ Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV) today announced the release of Mallinckrodt Baker’s 2008-2009 J.T.Baker Laboratory Products Catalog, a comprehensive reference guide to the specifications of all J.T.Baker laboratory products. The catalog also includes profiles of J.T. Baker’s most recent offerings, along with a packaging overview section that provides detailed information about the various options available for the J.T.Baker line of laboratory chemicals.

“Mallinckrodt Baker is committed to delivering chemicals and supplies of the highest quality and consistency to meet the demanding requirements of our customers,” said Russell Thorpe, global marketing director of Mallinckrodt Baker’s Laboratory Products group. “This catalog is designed to serve as a useful reference tool that helps customers quickly find the products they need.”

Among the new products highlighted in the catalog are J.T.Baker DILUT-IT™ dissolution media concentrates and the expanded line of J.T.Baker LC/MS solvents and solvent blends.

In addition, the catalog describes available product packaging by detailing the construction materials and height, width and weight of each container, as well as providing information about special features.

The J.T.Baker Laboratory Products Catalog is available through Mallinckrodt Baker’s sales representatives and distributors. Copies may be obtained by contacting 1-800-582-2537 or www.MallBaker.com.

ABOUT MALLINCKRODT BAKER, INC.

Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc. is a manufacturer of high-purity chemicals and related products and services sold under two well-known and respected brand names – J.T.Baker® and Mallinckrodt® Laboratory Chemicals. These products are widely used in research and quality control laboratories, microelectronics, environmental testing laboratories and universities, and for manufacturing in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other industrial markets. Based in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc., is part of Covidien, formerly Tyco Healthcare.

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