Medtronic (NYSE: MDT ) , one of the largest medical-device players on the planet, reported its fourth-quarter earnings today, and investors were clearly pleased with the results. Shares were up 4.9% by the market close, and this stock is up more than 30% over the past 12 months. But which segments drove the company's business in Q4? How did Medtronic's results measure up against its medical-device peers, like Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX ) and St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ ) ? Health-care analyst Max Macaluso discusses these topics in the following video.
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