Boston Scientific vs Medtronic
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Marlborough MA cardiac devices leader (NYSE: BSX) $16.7B FY2024 revenue (+18%); Farapulse PFA ablation fastest-growing EP device, WATCHMAN FLX 70%+ LAAC share, competing with Abbott and Medtronic.
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Boston Scientific Corporation is a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based global medical device company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BSX) as an S&P 500 Health Care component — developing and commercializing medical devices for minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology, urology, endoscopy, and neuromodulation through approximately 48,000 employees in 130 countries. In fiscal year 2024, Boston Scientific reported revenues of $16.7 billion (+18% year-over-year) — driven by the Farapulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) system for atrial fibrillation treatment, WATCHMAN FLX left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device, and Rhythmia Ultra high-density cardiac mapping — making Boston Scientific the fastest-growing large-cap medical device company and one of the strongest organic growth stories in healthcare. CEO Mike Mahoney has executed acquisitions and organic R&D investment to build a diverse cardiovascular and electrophysiology portfolio: the 2023 acquisition of Apollo Endosurgery ($615 million, flexible endoscopic stapling for minimally invasive procedures) and the 2022 acquisition of Lumenis (surgical laser systems) expanded Boston Scientific beyond the cardiac core. Boston Scientific's strongest 2024 growth driver — Farapulse (pulsed field ablation) — achieved rapid adoption as a new standard-of-care in atrial fibrillation ablation by delivering shorter procedure times (2-hour PFA versus 4-hour radiofrequency ablation) and improved safety profile compared to traditional thermal ablation methods.
World's largest medical device company with $32.4B FY2024 revenue; Hugo robotic surgery challenges Intuitive Surgical; MiniMed automated insulin system; Patient Monitoring spin-off 2024; NYSE: MDT.
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Medtronic plc is the world's largest medical device company, founded in 1949 by Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie in a Minneapolis, Minnesota garage—where Bakken invented the first wearable external pacemaker—and now incorporated in Ireland with operational headquarters in Dublin, trading on NYSE (MDT). The company generated approximately $32.4 billion in revenues for fiscal year 2024 (ending April 26, 2024) under CEO Geoff Martha, spanning cardiovascular, neuroscience, surgical, and diabetes therapy technologies. Medtronic's 2015 acquisition of Covidien for $49.9 billion—at the time the largest medical device merger in history—added surgical instruments, patient monitoring, and respiratory interventions while enabling Irish incorporation that reduced the company's effective tax rate. In 2024, Medtronic announced the spin-off of its Patient Monitoring & Respiratory Interventions segment as an independent company (NewCo), sharpening focus on higher-margin, high-growth therapy areas.
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