US FDA approves Boston Scientific's heart device

Boston Scientific Corporation specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of medical equipment and materials. Net sales break down by area of application as follows: - cardiovascular (60.6%): products used in cardiology surgeries (27.4% of net sales), cardiac rhythm management (25.2%), peripheral surgeries (23.9%), electrophysiology tests (9.1%) and other (14.4%); - endodontic surgery (37.4%): equipment used in endoscopy (45.8% of net sales), urology (36.2%) and other (18%) ; - neuromodulation (2%). The United States account for 59.2% of net sales.