- Industry: Medical devices
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- Company Profile:
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
A plug composed of a detached thrombus or mass of bacteria that occludes a blood vessel.
Industry:Medical devices
Surgical removal of plaque deposits or blood clots in an artery.
Industry:Medical devices
The inside surface of the heart. Endocardial leads are placed inside the heart through the veins.
Industry:Medical devices
A long, thin insulated wire that runs from a pulse generator through a vein into the heart. The lead is positioned in the atrium or ventricle, where it transmits signals from the heart to the pulse generator and/or delivers therapy from the pulse generator to the heart.
Industry:Medical devices
The cells that make up the smooth inner lining of many body structures, including the heart (endocardium) and blood vessels.
Industry:Medical devices
The outside surface of the heart. Epicardial leads are sometimes placed outside the heart during open-chest surgery.
Industry:Medical devices
A portable monitor worn by a patient for an extended period that records the patient's ECG. The event recorder assists physicians in diagnosing events where individuals have unexplained symptoms, such as losing consciousness or becoming lightheaded.
Industry:Medical devices
A portable device used to shock a life-threatening arrhythmia to a normal rhythm by using strong electric shocks delivered between paddle electrodes placed on a patient's chest.
Industry:Medical devices
