S-ICD Sales Exceeding Expectations, Boston Scientific Reports

The company said when S-ICD launched that it expected the device to be a major growth driver, and that appears to be working out so far. Boston Scientific now expects the leadless implantable defibrillator to bring in $100 million in revenue this year.

Demand for Boston Scientific Corp.’s S-ICD has exceeded the company’s earlier expectations and firm is raising the 2014 sales target for the leadless implantable defibrillator by $25 million.

S-ICD (subcutaneous implantable defibrillator) has been available in the U.S. since 2012 and in Europe since 2009. Boston Scientific acquired...

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