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Cardio Catch-Up: Boston Scientific Pushes US TAVR Timeline Again

 
• By Reed Miller

Boston Scientific's plan to launch the Acurate neo2 TAVR system in the US this year depended on earning an FDA approval based on interim results from the ACURATE IDE trial. The company is optimistic the full data set will support approval after they are announced later this year.

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Boston Scientific no longer expects to launch a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system in the US in 2024, CEO Michael Mahoney said during the company’s fourth-quarter 2023 earnings call on 31 January.

Since discontinuing its Lotus Edge TAVR system in 2020, Boston Scientific has projected it would launch the Acurate neo2 TAVR...

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