Philips Grows Image-Guided Intervention Focus With Spectranetics Buy
Executive Summary
In its second acquisition this month and fourth this year, Philips is buying US device maker Spectranetics Corp. for about $2bn to add laser atherectomy catheters to its vascular imaging line-up.
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