BOSTON SCIENTIFIC RECEIVES EUROPEAN APPROVAL TO MARKET PRECISION SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM

Boston Scientific recently announced that it has received CE Mark for the Precision Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) system, Europe's smallest neuromodulation system for the treatment of chronic pain. The company plans to begin introducing the product in Europe this year, with a full launch in 2006. The Precision SCS system has received approval from the FDA and was launched in the U.S. in March of this year.

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