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3. Covidien names new vascular leader
Covidien (NYSE:COV) named Stacy Enxing Seng, 47, president of its $1.4 billion global vascular therapies business. Stacy, who joined Covidien in July 2010 after the company spent $2.6 billion acquiring ev3 and its Pipeline embolization system, will lead the division’s 4,000 employees.
2. Don’t believe the hype: Boston Scientific tackles stent deformation
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), stung by recent studies showing that the thinner design of next-generation stents can deform during deployment, is on the offensive with an new video.
1. St. Jude responds to Riata summit
Analysts warned against reading too much into poll results from a 1-day conference of cardiovascular leaders, in which more than half said the ongoing recall of St. Jude Medical’s (NYSE:STJ) Riata defibrillator leads is a more serious issue than Medtronic’s (NYSE:MDT) high-profile pullback of the Sprint Fidelis pacemaker lead.