Boston Scientific Buys Claret Medical

Boston Scientific Buys Claret Medical

The deals keep coming from Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX). The medical device maker announced its sixth deal so far this year on July 20. The latest target is privately held Claret Medical, Inc., based in Santa Rosa, California. Claret developed and commercialized the Sentinel Cerebral Embolic Protection System, which is used to protect the brain during certain interventional procedures, primarily during transcatheter aortic valve (TAV) replacement. It is the only device to protect patients against the risk of stroke. The Sentinel System received CE Mark in 2014 and FDA clearance in 2017. Boston Scientific agreed to pay $220 million in cash, as well as a potential reimbursement-based... Read More »