Medical Equipment
J&J to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes for $21.3 billion
27 Apr 2011
Johnson & Johnson expects the acquisition to create the world's most innovative and comprehensive orthopaedics business
J&J may buy Synthes in $20-bn deal
16 Apr 2011
Boston Scientific suspends sales of seven defibrillators
17 Mar 2010
Boston Scientific said that it has identified two instances of process changes that, while successfully validated, were not submitted to the FDA for approval
Boston Scientific to pay J&J $1.73 billion in patent settlement
02 Feb 2010
Under the terms of the agreement, Boston Scientific will pay $1 billion immediately and the remainder on or before the first week of January 2011 to settle the patents dispute
J&J to buy ENT device maker Acclarent for $785 million
17 Dec 2009
To bolster revenue affected by the drop in sales of its blockbuster drugs on patent expiry and generic competition, J&J has been resorting to acquisition of new products and technologies