Video: Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval of Second-Generation TAXUS(R) Liberte(R) Drug-Elu... (extensive randomized controlled clinical...)

Video: Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval of Second-Generation TAXUS(R) Liberte(R) Drug-Eluting Stent

Date:10/10/2008

extensive randomized, controlled clinical trial program, with follow-up to five years in some cases. These trial results have been supplemented by data on more than 35,000 patients enrolled in post-approval registries. To date, approximately 4.6 million TAXUS stents have been implanted globally, making them the world's most frequently used drug-eluting stents.

The TAXUS Express2 stent (not the newer TAXUS Liberte stent) was used as the control against the Xience(TM) V Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System in the SPIRIT II and III trials. XIENCE is a trademark of the Abbott Laboratories group of companies.

The TAXUS Liberte Stent is not available for sale in Japan, where it is undergoing regulatory review.

Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties. For more information, please visit: http://www.bostonscientific.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "anticipate," "expect," "project," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "intend" and similar words. These forward- looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and estimates using information available to us at the time and are not intended to be guarantees of future events or performance. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding regulatory approvals, clinical trials, product performance and competitive offerings. If our underlying assumptions turn out to be incorrect, or if certain risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements.
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