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Boston Scientific Expects Synergy To Dominate Drug-Eluting Stents In US

Boston Scientific wants to expand the lead against other stents used by interventional cardiologists with the launch of its bioabsorbable Synergy drug-eluting stent. The company expects it will become the workhorse of the industry to handle a broad range of surgeries to treat coronary artery disease.

Boston Scientific Corp. is putting a lot of faith in its recently approved Synergy stent to dominate the US drug-eluting market. During a conference call with reporters on October 5, Kevin Ballinger, Boston Scientific's senior VP and president of its interventional cardiology unit, said the stent is intended to complement its other interventional cardiology products but also expects for it to account for the entire drug-eluting stent market in the US.

Globally, the drug-eluting stent market is about $4 billion, Ballinger said, with the US accounting for more than $1.3 billion...

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