Hi all -- just some interesting info. From my perspective Edwards is the Coy that would lose most should AVR become a main player in the 'heart valve'
sector... including the ViV -- . Also with Abbott's ViV in the bin ? (sorry about the chart spread (hope it works)
| Coy | Market Cap US$Billions A$ mill AVR |
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| 1 | Abbott Lab | $192.2 |
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| 2 | Medtronic | $116.6 |
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| 3 | Johnson & Johnson | $438.9 |
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| 4 | Edwards Lifescience | $49.7 |
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| 5 | Boston Scientific | $ 74.5 |
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| 6 | Anteris | A$0.330 |
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Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices andhealth care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, United States.Wikipedia
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Medtronic plc is an American medical device company. Thecompany's operational and executive headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota,and its legal headquarters are in Ireland due to its acquisition of Irish-basedCovidien in 2015.Wikipedia
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Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational corporation foundedin 1886 that develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packagedgoods.Wikipedia
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EdwardsLifesciences is an Americanmedical technology company headquartered in Irvine, California, specializing inartificial heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. It developed the SAPIENtranscatheter aortic heart valve made of cow tissue within a balloon-expandable,cobalt-chromium frame, deployed via catheter.Wikipedia
(Note Not sure of accuracy of % but believe Edwards – reliesupon appx 70-80% income re specializing in artificial heart valves andhemodynamic monitoring
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Boston Scientific Corporation,incorporated in Delaware, is a biomedical/biotechnology engineering firm andmultinational manufacturer of medical devices used in interventional medicalspecialties
What is the lawsuit against Boston Scientific?The settlement requires Boston to pay $188.6 million to 47 states andthe District of Columbia to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketedtransvaginal surgical mesh devices to patients. California's share of thesettlement is $19.3 million.23 Mar 20
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