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News We’re Watching: Potential Shockwave Sale, Medtronic Layoffs, Warning Letter For Abbott

 
• By Brian Bossetta, Hannah Daniel, Reed Miller, and Elizabeth Orr

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Boston Scientific is talking to Shockwave Medical about a possible acquisition deal, Bloombergreported on 21 April, citing “people with knowledge of the matter.”

Shockwave would be a natural fit for Boston Scientific, which has traditionally been a leader in interventional cardiology. Shockwave markets intravascular lithotripsy technology to treat calcified vascular disease and recently completed a $100m acquisition of Neovasc, the Vancouver, BC-based developer of Reducer, a minimally invasive device to treat angina

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