NORTH HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the launch of BariatricsPro.com, a website designed to provide the medical community with information on the latest research and advances in bariatric surgery, including its role in resolving Type 2 Diabetes. The announcement was made at the annual conference of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.