Medical Equipment

Boston Scientific to acquire Cameron Health in a potential $1.35-bn deal

09 Mar 2012

J&J offers EU concessions for $21.3 bn takeover of medical device firm Synthes

23 Feb 2012

Rejected in the US, J&J sells hip implant overseas

16 Feb 2012

Boston Scientific to eliminate 1,400 jobs in second round since last year

29 Jul 2011

J&J's Jansen to sell Ortho Dermatologics to Valeant for $345 mn

16 Jul 2011

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 introduces new stent systems in India

18 Feb 2011

Boston Scientific to acquire device maker Atritech in a $375 million deal

20 Jan 2011

Johnson & Johnson mulls fresh assault on Smith & Nephew: report

17 Jan 2011

Boston Scientific acquires Sadra Medical for $386 mn

20 Nov 2010

J&J unit DePuy issues global recall of 93,000 hip replacement systems

27 Aug 2010

J&J issues global recall for 1 Day Acuvue contact lenses

24 Aug 2010

J&J to buy stroke specialist Micrus Endovascular for $480 million

13 Jul 2010

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

Boston Scientific pays $22 million to settle DOJ probe on kickbacks

24 Dec 2009

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

US FDA clears Boston Scientific's fully covered oesophageal stent

21 Nov 2009

Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson settle patent disputes

30 Sep 2009

J&J buys breast implant maker Mentor Corp for $1.07 billion

01 Dec 2008

Amgen to pay J&J's Ortho Biotech $200 million to settle suit

15 Jul 2008

Johnson & Johnson patent lawsuit agains Boston Scientific's NIR stent dismissed in Canada

09 May 2008

Boston Scientific to explore divestment of surgical products unit

18 Aug 2007

Boston Scientific beats J&J to acquire Guidant for $27 billion

25 Jan 2006