Bard Anticipating Endoscopic Suturing Device Sales By Second Quarter 2000
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Bard expects to add roughly $5 mil. to its top line during the first year of sales of its endoscopic suturing device for treatment of severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
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