NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Becton Dickinson rose $.22 or .3 percent, to $70.76.
Covidien rose $.46 or 1.0 percent, to $44.51.
Millipore rose $.54 or .8 percent, to $68.20.
Patterson fell $.02 or .1 percent, to $25.85.
PerkinElmer rose $.24 or 1.3 percent, to $19.18.
Thermo Fisher rose $.23 or .5 percent, to $45.11.
Varian Medical rose $.67 or 1.5 percent, to $44.16.
Waters rose $.71 or 1.2 percent, to $59.94.






















