- Industry: Medical devices
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- Company Profile:
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used in various interventional medical specialties worldwide.
A fibrous sac surrounding the heart and roots of the great blood vessels.
Industry:Medical devices
Vascular disease that affects the blood vessels of the extremities.
Industry:Medical devices
One of three kinds of formed elements found in blood that aids in the clotting of the blood.
Industry:Medical devices
A pressure wave transmitted to arteries by contraction of the left ventricle. Felt at the radial artery in the wrist. Can be counted to determine the number of heartbeats per minute (rate). The pulse also gives information about the regularity or rhythm for the heartbeat.
Industry:Medical devices
The level of function, comfort, enjoyment, a person is able to achieve during daily activities. A high quality of life means one is able to perform all or most expected or desired activities in their daily life.
Industry:Medical devices
A recurring blockage caused by excessive cell proliferation inside the artery following an interventional procedure such as angioplasty or stenting.
Industry:Medical devices
An area of tissue that has healed after tissue destruction has occurred. It is electrically inactive. Electrically inactive tissue cannot transmit electrical signals.
Industry:Medical devices
The muscular wall that separates the left and right sides of the heart.
Industry:Medical devices
A tiny, latticed metal tube that is implanted into an artery during an angioplasty. The stent provides scaffolding necessary to hold the artery open and ensure blood flow through the artery.
Industry:Medical devices
