J&J Acquires Heart Failure Implant Company V-Wave For Up To $1.7Bn, Expanding Its Medtech Portfolio In Cardiology

J&J buys heart failure implant company V-Wave, whose Ventura Interatrial Shunt could be the first device of its kind aimed to reach the roughly 800,000 patients in the US who experience heart failure and reduce ejection fraction every year.

I-Wave's Ventura shunt
• Source: Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson (Pty) Ltd has entered into a definite agreement to buy V-Wave Ltd. in a deal valued at potentially $1.7bn, which marks its second major deal in medtech this year, following the $13.1bn Shockwave Medical acquisition.

The New Jersey medtech giant announced on 20 August it would acquire Israel-based, privately held heart failure implant company V-Wave for an upfront payment of $600m, subject to customary adjustments,...

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