Midday Glance: Health Care Equipment companies

Becton Dickinson rose $.64 or .8 percent, to $76.54.

Covidien fell $1.36 or 2.8 percent, to $47.73.

Millipore fell $.24 or .4 percent, to $59.73.

Patterson fell $.16 or .6 percent, to $26.75.

PerkinElmer fell $.15 or .6 percent, to $23.10.

Thermo Fisher fell $.84 or 1.7 percent, to $47.60.

Varian Medical fell $.73 or 1.5 percent, to $48.97.

Waters fell $.45 or .9 percent, to $51.20.