Boston Scientific announced its financial results for Q4 and full-year 2021, reporting a Q4 growth in Rhythm and Neuro of 11.8% reported basis, 13.2% operational, and 6.1% organic. CRM had 14% growth, and Neuromodulation 5.2%. For the full year, Rhythm and Neuro grew by 19.7% (reported basis), with CRM growing by 18.5% and Neuromodulation by 19.5%.
The press release mentioned the following implantable-related developments:
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“Initiated the MODULAR ATP clinical trial to evaluate the safety, performance and effectiveness of the mCRM™ Modular Therapy System. The mCRM System consists of two cardiac rhythm management devices intended to work together to coordinate therapy: the EMBLEM™ MRI Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator System and the EMPOWER™ Modular Pacing System, designed to be the first leadless pacemaker capable of delivering both bradycardia pacing support and antitachycardia pacing (ATP).
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Presented positive late-breaking clinical trial data on the COMBO randomized control trial at the 2022 North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) meeting demonstrating the durable effectiveness of the WaveWriter™ Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) System, capable of delivering combination therapy for the treatment of chronic pain, designed to offer more opportunities to customize SCS therapy and optimize outcomes.”