Editing Abbott Laboratories (section)

===Acquisition history===
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* '''Abbott Laboratories''' <small>(Est. 1885, Abbott Alkaloidal Company)</small>
** Ross Laboratories <small>(Acq 1964)</small>
** SmithKline Beecham <small>(Acq 1982, later sold)</small>
** [[BASF|Knoll]] <small>(Acq 2001)</small>
** [[Selsun Blue]] <small>(Sold to [[Chattem]] 2002)</small>
** Murine <small>(Sold to [[Prestige Brands]] 2002)</small>
** Clear Eyes <small>(Sold to [[Prestige Brands]] 2002)</small>
** i-STAT <small>(Acq 2004)</small>
** TheraSense <small>(Acq 2004)</small>
** [[Guidant|Guidant (vascular device division)]] <small>(Acq 2006)</small>
*** IntraLase Corp <small>(Acq 2007)</small>
** [[Advanced Medical Optics]] <small>(Acq 2009)</small>
** Solvay Pharmaceuticals <small>(Acq 2010)</small>
** [[STARLIMS]] <small>(Acq 2010)</small>
*** Lab Data Management Ltd <small>(Acq 2008)</small>
** IDEV Technologies <small>(Acq 2013)</small>
** OptiMedica Corporation <small>(Acq 2013)</small>
** Veropharm <small>(Acq 2014)</small>
** Topera, Inc <small>(Acq 2014)</small>
** Kalo Pharma Internacional S.L. <small>(Acq 2014)</small>
*** [[CFR Pharmaceuticals]]
** [[Tendyne Holdings Inc.]] <small>(Acq 2015)</small>
** [[Alere]] <small>(Acq 2016)</small>
*** Epocal, Inc. <small>(Acq 2013)</small>
*** Arriva Medical <small>(Acq 2012)</small>
** [[St. Jude Medical]] <small>(Est 1976, Acq 2016)</small>
*** Pacesetter, Inc. <small>(Acq 1994)</small>
*** Daig Corporation <small>(Acq 1996)</small>
*** Heart Valve Company <small>(Acq 1996)</small>
*** Biocor Industria <small>(Acq 1996)</small>
*** Ventritex <small>(Acq 1997)</small>
***  [[Tyco International|Tyco International (Angio-Seal division)]] <small>(Acq 1999)</small>
*** Endocardial Solutions <small>(Acq 2005)</small>
*** Advanced Neuromodulation Systems <small>(Acq 2005)</small>
*** MediGuide <small>(Acq 2008)</small>
*** AGA Medical <small>(Acq 2010)</small>
*** LightLab Imaging <small>(Acq 2010)</small>
*** Nanostim Inc <small>(Acq 2013)</small>
*** Endosense <small>(Acq 2013)</small>
*** CardioMEMS Inc. <small>(Acq 2014)</small>
*** Spinal Modulation <small>(Acq 2015)</small>
*** [[Thoratec Corporation]] <small>(Acq 2015)</small>
**** Apica Cardiovascular Limited <small>(Acq 2014)</small>
**** Levitronix (Medical division) <small>(Acq 2011)</small>
**** [[Getinge Group|Getinge Group (Heat pump technology division)]] <small>(Acq 2014)</small>
**** Thermo Cardiosystems <small>(Acq 2010)</small>
** Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc. <small>(Acq 2019)</small>
** Walk Vascular, LLC <small>(Acq 2021)</small>
** Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. <small>(Acq 2023)</small>
** [[Bigfoot Biomedical]] <small>(Acq 2023)</small>{{Tree list/end}}
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