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Encyclopedia > Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific
Type Public
Founded 1979
Headquarters Natick, Massachusetts
Key people John Abele, Founder & Director
Peter Nicholas, Founder & Chairman
James Tobin, CEO
Paul LaViolette, COO

The Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) (abbreviated BSC), is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, neuromodulation, neurovascular intervention, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, endoscopy, oncology, urology and gynecology. Image File history File links Bostonscientificlogo. ... A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by relatively few individuals. ... For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ...   Natick Common, Halloween 2004 Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... John E. Abele John Abele is the Founder Chairman of Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX on NYSE), a 19,000 employee, $8 billion world wide company that is a pioneer and leader in the field of “Less Invasive Medicine. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... Peter M. Nicholas cofounded medical device firm Boston Scientific with partner John Abele. ... In relation to a company, a director is an officer of the company charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... A Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the corporation. ... This article is about the stock exchange itself. ... Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... Cardiology is the branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels. ... In neuroscience, Neuromodulation is the process in which several classes of neurotransmitters in the nervous system regulate diverse populations of neurons. ... Electrophysiology is the study of the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues. ... Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart, typically to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (e. ... Vascular surgery is the branch of surgery that occupies itself with surgical interventions of arteries and veins, as well as conservative therapies for disease of the peripheral vascular system. ... Endoscopic images of a duodenal ulcer Endoscopy means looking inside and refers to looking inside the human body for medical reasons. ... Oncology is the medical subspecialty dealing with the study and treatment of cancer. ... Urology is the field of medicine that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. ... The shamefulness associated with the examination of female genitalia has long inhibited the science of gynaecology. ...


Boston Scientific is well known for the development of the Taxus Stent, a drug-coated stent which is used to open clogged arteries. Species Taxus baccata - European Yew Taxus brevifolia - Pacific (or Western) Yew Taxus canadensis - Canadian Yew Taxus chinensis - Chinese Yew Taxus cuspidata - Japanese Yew Taxus floridana - Florida Yew Taxus globosa - Mexican Yew Taxus sumatrana - Sumatran Yew Taxus wallichiana - Himalayan Yew Taxus is a genus of yews, small coniferous trees or shrubs... Endoscopic image of self-expanding metallic stent in esophagus, which was used to palliatively treat esophageal cancer. ...


Boston Scientific's main competitors are Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic. The company recently acquired longtime competitor Guidant for approximately $28 billion. The former Guidant was split between BSC and Abbott Laboratories[1]. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a global American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. ... Medtronic, Inc. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Guidant announces more defibrillator problems Guidant Corporation NYSE: GDT designs and manufactures artificial pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, stents, and other cardiovascular medical products. ... Abbott Laboratories NYSE: ABT is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. ...


External links

  • The Founder of Boston Scientific Funds a search and recovery of the USS Grunion SS-216 to find his lost father story by NPR

  Results from FactBites:
 
Boston Scientific, Medinol settle row - The Boston Globe (887 words)
Boston Scientific Corp. agreed last night to pay $750 million to settle claims that it broke its contract and stole technology from an Israeli company in the late 1990s, according to a company statement issued last night.
Boston Scientific also gave up a 20 percent ownership share in Medinol that it had taken as part of the original contract, and the companies agreed that future disputes or royalty demands would be resolved through arbitration.
Boston Scientific almost immediately countersued, claiming Medinol's owners were abusive and obstructionist, and had cost Boston Scientific hundreds of millions of dollars in business by delaying and threatening to stop stent shipments.
Boston Scientific Stent Recall Lawsuit - Lawyers Taking Cases Nationwide. (1822 words)
In August of 2004 Boston Scientific and the FDA issued a recall of the "Express" and "Taxus" stents.
Boston Scientific, one of the nation's largest medical-device manufacturers with more than $5.6 billion in annual sales, is the leading maker of stents, whose implantation is the most common form of cardiac surgery in the U.S. Analysts expect 1.4 million stent-implantation surgeries to be performed this year.
Boston Scientific said it identified and fixed the manufacturing flaw that led to the defect and that its goal was to lower "complaint rates for no deflates" to less than one in 100,000.
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