Boston Scientific allies with VA for defibrillators, pacemakers
Boston Scientific has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to supply a full line of its pacemakers and defibrillators.
The one-year contract took effect in December 2008 and has annual renewal options for up to four years. The Natick, Mass.-based company said its new technologies in both product categories: the Altrua family of pacemakers and the Teligen implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Under the terms of the agreement, Boston Scientific will supply the therapies to VA patients at risk of sudden cardiac death and bradycardia arrhythmias. Overall, patient enrollment at VA Medical Centers has increased from 4.8 million in 2000 to 8 million in 2008 and is projected to continue growing.
The one-year contract took effect in December 2008 and has annual renewal options for up to four years. The Natick, Mass.-based company said its new technologies in both product categories: the Altrua family of pacemakers and the Teligen implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Under the terms of the agreement, Boston Scientific will supply the therapies to VA patients at risk of sudden cardiac death and bradycardia arrhythmias. Overall, patient enrollment at VA Medical Centers has increased from 4.8 million in 2000 to 8 million in 2008 and is projected to continue growing.