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Boston Scientific acquired TriVascular, which was founded to develop EVARdevices and procedures for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms, in April 2005.Boston Scientific discontinued its EVAR program in 2006.
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"The sale of this business is the latest example of Boston Scientific'scommitment to divesting non-strategic assets," said Jim Tobin, President andChief Executive Officer of Boston Scientific. "These divestitures -- togetherwith our expense and head count reductions and business restructuring -- arehelping realign our cost structure and simplify our operating model as weprogress toward achieving our overall goals of restoring profitable growth,increasing shareholder value and strengthening Boston Scientific for thefuture."
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Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer ofmedical devices whose products are used in a broad range of interventionalmedical specialties. For more information, please visit:www.bostonscientific.com.
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Factors that may cause such differences include, among other things:future economic, competitive, reimbursement and regulatory conditions; newproduct introductions; demographic trends; intellectual property; litigation;financial market conditions; disposition of non-strategic assets, and futurebusiness decisions made by us and our competitors. All of these factors aredifficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of them are beyond ourcontrol. For a further list and description of these and other importantrisks and uncertainties that may affect our future operations, see Part I,Item 1A- Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed withthe Securities and Exchange Commission, which we may update in Part II, Item1A - Risk Factors in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q we have filed or will filethereafter. We disclaim any intention or obligation to publicly update orrevise any forward-looking statements to reflect an
