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Here are top cardiology features from MassDevice and its sister publications (and scroll down to read the latest cardiology device news from MassDevice):
+ The latest AI-powered cardiology devices you need to know
+ LVADs save lives: So why aren’t more available?
+ How Medtronic uses nitinol to improve the structure and effectiveness of heart devices
+ How Abbott designed the world’s first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system
+ J&J used RWE for expanded indications — and you can, too
+ 7 cardiology startups you need to know
Out of the frying pan and into … the skillet?
That’s about the size of it for Boston Scientific Corp., which saw its bond rating raised from negative to stable by Moody’s Investors Service. It’s good news, but there’s still a ways to go.
Moody’s upgraded the Natick-based medical device giant’s U.S. public bond rating March 10 from “Ba2” to “Ba1” and its liquidity rating from “SGL-3” to “SGL-2”, while affirming its corporate credit rating at “Ba1.”
Boston Scientific Corp.‘s Taxus Liberte drug-eluting stent was given regulatory approvals in Japan, clearing the way for its appearance on the Japanese market.
The Natick medical device leviathan said March 3 that its paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system was approved Jan. 28 by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Reimbursement was granted March 2 by the country’s National Health Insurance System.
About 1,300 medical centers perform cardiac catheterizations in Japan, implanting an estimated 200,000 coronary stents annually, according to Boston Scientific.
CorNova Inc. is hoping to take stents to a new level by integrating fiberoptic technology into existing balloon catheter design.
The Burlington medical device manufacturer is developing balloon catheters designed to measure blood vessels from within the balloon during procedures, with an eye toward reducing incidences of stent restenosis (thrombosis), Mass High Tech reported.
Former U.S. Senator for New Hampshire John E. Sununu joined Boston Scientific Corp.‘s board of directors.
The Natick-based medical device colossus said March 2 that Sununu was elected to the board to replace Joel Fleishman, who will resign his seat in May.
