Boston Scientific Buys Vertiflex For $465M To Add Minimally Invasive Lumbar Procedure
Executive Summary
Vertiflex sells the Superion indirect decompression system, a minimally invasive device to treat lumbar spinal stenosis. Boston Scientific expects it to bring in $60m in revenue in 2019 to its Neuromodulation business.
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