Angeion: Life After St. Jude
Executive Summary
Angeion thought it was going to get to the implantable defibrillator market with St. Jude as a marketing partner. But St. Jude's acquisition of Ventritex changed all that. Now, Angeion is going it alone, with worldwide royalty-free licenses from St. Jude on a wide range of patents. But can Angeion use that base and what company officials believe is superior technology to succeed in a market increasingly dominated by giants?