NATICK, Mass., Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boston
Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that its
subsidiary, Boston Scientific Japan K.K., has reached an agreement
with Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd. to market and sell its cardiac rhythm
management (CRM) devices and accessories throughout Japan.
Fukuda Denshi’s extensive sales resources, distribution
network and service capabilities will complement Boston
Scientific’s existing sales and marketing organization and allow
the Company to reach substantially more accounts and expand the
service it offers to its customers in Japan. Fukuda Denshi
will begin distributing Boston Scientific CRM products this
quarter.
“We are pleased to reach agreement with Fukuda Denshi to
distribute our CRM products in Japan,” said Maulik Nanavaty,
President of Boston Scientific Japan. “Our enhanced sales,
distribution and service capabilities will help us better serve
Japanese physicians and their patients while broadening our reach
and growing our market share in this important market. Fukuda
Denshi has been an established player in Japan for more than 70
years, with a proven track record and a long and successful history
of delivering results. We look forward to a successful
partnership with them.”
Boston Scientific is a leading developer of implantable devices
used to treat cardiac arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms), sudden
cardiac arrest and heart failure. The Company’s advanced
product portfolio includes pacemakers, implantable cardioverter
defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization therapy
defibrillators (CRT-Ds), cardiac leads and patient management
systems.
About Fukuda Denshi
Founded in 1939, Fukuda Denshi is a global leader in the
research and development, manufacture and sale of medical
electronics equipment. With corporate headquarters in Tokyo,
the company supports direct sales and distributor networks
globally. Its annual revenues exceed $1 billion.
About Boston Scientific
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: www.bostonscientific.com.
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