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The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Brian Orelli	Time to Invest in Stents? Stent devices have seen slumping sales over the last few years. Is it time now to invest in the companies that produce them?
The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	The Stent Wars Continue Although Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson have been beating each other silly for market share, recent clinical data suggest little functional difference between drug-coated stents.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2008 Brian Orelli	Abbott Knocks Down Boston Scientific Abbott Labs proves its drug-eluting device works better than its competitors as it presented more data from its ongoing Spirit III trial.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Back in an Atomic Way Can its tiny stent save the day?
The Motley Fool October 13, 2008 Brian Orelli	Too Little Too Late for Boston Scientific The company gets new stent approved, but it should have happened earlier.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2008 Brian Orelli	And Then There Were 4 The number of drug-eluting stent players in the U.S. doubles with the addition of Medtronic's Endeavor and Abbott Labs' Xience V.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Endeavors to Compete The U.S. drug-eluting stent market just got a little more crowded, after Medtronic announces that the FDA had approved its Endeavor stent for marketing in the U.S.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	J&J, Guidant Join Forces With intense rivalry looming, is a competitive partnership in vain?
The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston's Stunts With Stents Tough domestic stent competition is weighing on results from one-trick pony Boston Scientific. The company is in a transitional period and that's at least part of why the stock is down where it is.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2008 Brian Orelli	Investors Yawn at Abbott Labs' Growth Abbott Labs may be firing on all cylinders, but investors were less than impressed with its earnings release
The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Ever-Evolving Stent Technology (and How to Profit From It) Stay ahead of the curve.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Stents Aren't (That) Important Abbott's shareholders shouldn't be too focused on drug-eluting stents.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Boston Scientific: Finally Cheap Enough? Could shares of the medical device company now be attractive for long-term investors?
The Motley Fool November 28, 2007 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Future as a Stent Maker The FDA likes Abbott's new drug-eluting stent; it seems likely the advisory committee will recommend that it be approved.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Stent Wars, Episode III: The Rise of Xience V Johnson & Johnson lose the lead in the stent war race, but this is a marathon, not a footrace.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Should Be Thankful The medical device maker's two-year-old acquisition of Guidant has saved it in the third quarter.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Billy Fisher	Medtronic: For the Broken-Hearted Promising clinical trial could bring a new Medtronic stent to market. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Gets Gussied Up Boston Scientific is buying it's current partner, Ireland-based Labcoat.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	Johnson & Johnson Tries to Pull a Travolta Johnson & Johnson seems to be making a comeback, after its drug-eluting stent market share fell precipitously to just 15% in the first quarter.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Gets It Done After a rough 2007, it looks like Boston Scientific is turning itself around from the bottom up.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Waiting for Boston Scientific's Second Act The market for drug-coated stents is still lucrative, but BSX needs to deliver on its R&D efforts for long-term success. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Boston Scientific's Stent Hopes Nice quarter, but all eyes should be on the Taxus stent.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Stent Recall Stings Medical device maker Boston Scientific's recall has happened at a crucial time. Will the company lose its market share?
The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Brian Orelli	Rapid Exchange of Fire Competitors try to block Abbott's patent extension.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2008 Brian Orelli	Leaner Boston Scientific Isn't Looking Healthy Investors are rightfully growing weary of Boston Scientific's ability to cut expenses on flat sales, and they send the stock down.
The Motley Fool May 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Sticks It to Boston Scientific Medtronic wins the medical-device patent duel with Boston Scientific.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2007 Billy Fisher	Big Week at Boston Scientific The company's off to a great start so far for 2007. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2008 Brian Orelli	Wald Equation Won't Derail Boston Scientific The Wall Street Journal reanalyzes Boston Scientific's data on its new drug-eluding stent, but will the FDA care?
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Billy Fisher	Vital Signs at Medtronic The FDA raises question about Medtronic's Endeavor stent. Investors, remember that the company also has a well-diversified product portfolio to protect itself against any unforeseen pitfalls ahead.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Matthew Crews	Less Support for Drug-Eluting Stents? The FDA responds to a recent controversy. The regulator's stance represents a good-faith-take on the newer stents, which is good news for drug companies.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Abbott Wins No matter what Boston Scientific does with Guidant, Abbott looks like a winner. This stock might not offer a rocket ride the way smaller biotechs and med-tech companies do, but at today's prices, at least you won't have to worry about a fiery re-entry.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Billy Fisher	FDA Takes Issue With Boston Scientific Boston Scientific has until later this month to respond to an FDA letter prompted by the company's failure to disclose two of five deaths in a stent trial that the medical device maker abandoned in 2006. Investors take note.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Wars: Jury Strikes Back A jury finds that Boston Scientific has violated J&J's stent patents, but the battle is only beginning. Meanwhile, Boston Scientific continues to have market-share leadership in drug-coated stents and makes quite a bit of money from it.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Maker's Hearty Returns Medical device company Boston Scientific rebounds from cardiac stent recall with strong growth.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	A Range of Changes for Stent Makers The FDA is about to make it harder for drug-eluting stents to win its approval.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2008 Brian Orelli	Stent Makers Getting Desperate Johnson & Johnson, the first company to bring a drug-eluting stent to the U.S. market, seems like it might be getting a little desperate, as competition increases.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Stuck in a Double-Digit Rut The company keeps cranking out solid earnings, but investors don't seem to care.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Boston Scientific on the Rebound The medical device maker posts robust earnings, softening the blow of the stent delivery system recall.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Gets Charged Walloped by charges, Boston Scientific posts a loss for the quarter.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Brian Orelli	Johnson & Johnson Is a Quitter The diversified health-care giant has decided to exit the drug-eluting stent market.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2008 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Not Ailing Abbott produces double-digit growth; investors yawn.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: Taking Medtronic to Heart In advance of earnings analysts expect Medtronic, with another medical device approval, to boost revenues 17%.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2007 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Restarts Its Heart Boston Scientific receives European approval for its defibrillator, giving the company a revenue boost even if the U.S. approval is delayed.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Rebuilds Whether the company is a value or a value trap depends on how well the rebuilding goes this year.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2008 Brian Orelli	Medtronic's Endeavors Look Good The medical device maker's new drug-eluting stent helps push up revenue.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	Medtronic's Uncertain Endeavor The drug-coated stent might have made up for Medtronic's recent product recall, but renewed scrutiny of the device has executives scaling back expectations
The Motley Fool September 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Pays Up And Johnson & Johnson reaps the rewards.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Success Propels Boston Scientific The medical device company's still ahead of the competition. Companies dependent upon one product line may be riskier than average, but there's no question that they can reap big-time profits when business is good.
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 Amy Barrett	BW 50: In A Bind Over Stents Safety concerns about drug-coated stents from Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific could open the way for rivals.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Stent Wars 2: The Market-Share Menace The battle for drug-coated stent market share between Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific may not be as exciting as watching Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fight, but the outcome matters for investors.