Boston Scientific Introduces Industry-leading ICD and CRT-D Device Warranties of up to 10 Years

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11 May, 2012, 07:00 GMT

PARIS, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announces extended warranties of up to 10 years, depending on the model, for its ENERGEN™ and INCEPTA™ implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds).  The new warranty program is the longest available in the industry and provides physicians, patients and payers across Europe warranties up to five years longer than other currently-marketed cardiac devices.  Following are the devices and their warranties.

  • ENERGEN and INCEPTA VR ICD, 10-year device warranty
  • ENERGEN and INCEPTA DR ICD, 8-year device warranty
  • ENERGEN and INCEPTA CRT-D, 6-year device warranty

"Having such a warranty for devices gives physicians assurance about longer battery life and can provide patients with greater peace of mind. This is a major factor to consider when selecting a specific device to implant," said Dr. Oliver Przibille, FESC, CCB, Herzschrittmacher-Centrum, Frankfurt, Germany.

"We believe the extended warranty program provides a strong foundation for Boston Scientific's latest generation of ICDs and CRT-Ds as well as our development plan for future devices. It also confirms our continuous engagement efforts with physicians and patients and our role as an innovator in the cardiac rhythm management field," said Michael Onuscheck, senior vice president and president of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Boston Scientific.

Together with medications, lifestyle changes and other surgical options, ICDs and CRT-Ds are used to improve heart function and rhythm. These devices offer life-saving benefits by preventing sudden cardiac death, and they play an important role in treating heart failure, a progressive condition in which a damaged heart cannot pump blood effectively.  Boston Scientific's ICDs and CRT-Ds benefit from the company's longer-lasting batteries, which could lead to fewer implants over a patient's life, potentially resulting in reduced patient health complications and reduced healthcare system costs.

"From a psychological point of view, an extended warranty has an extremely positive effect on a patient's perception and acceptance of this therapy, because a long warranty means the manufacturer is confident about the longevity of its devices," said Dr. Roberto Verlato, head of cardiology department, Camposampiero Hospital, Italy.

Boston Scientific's warranty program is based on real-world data from more than 67,000 devices[1], which include the company's advanced battery technology that offers greater capacity compared to other ICD and CRT-D batteries and includes numerous energy-saving features.

Currently, 14 million Europeans have heart failure, and this number may rise to 30 million by 2020 as a result of the aging population and the effectiveness of recent treatments to lengthen patients' survival.  Heart failure is associated with frequent hospital admissions, which represent the main driver of treatment costs (67-75 percent). On average, heart failure treatment costs amount to 1-2 percent of each country's total healthcare budget in Europe.

To view more information on the Boston Scientific warranty program, visit http://www.epresspack.net/bsci.

  1. Data as of August 2011 from LATITUDE™-monitored patients with Boston Scientific devices.

About Boston Scientific

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

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