Boston Scientific

At a glance

Legal name

Boston Scientific CorporationverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — Boston Scientifichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Scientific

Updated: 2026-05-04

Aliases

BSC, Boston Scientific NeuromodulationverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — Boston Scientifichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Scientific

Updated: 2026-05-04

Type

public-companyverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — Boston Scientifichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Scientific

Updated: 2026-05-04

Focus areas

medical-implant, neurostimulation, therapeuticverifiedSource

1. Boston Scientific — official sitehttps://www.bostonscientific.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Founded

1979-06-29verifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — Boston Scientifichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Scientific

Updated: 2026-05-04

Defunct

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Spinout of

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HQ city

MarlboroughverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — Boston Scientifichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Scientific

Updated: 2026-05-04

HQ country

USverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — Boston Scientifichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Scientific

Updated: 2026-05-04

Employees

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Flagship device

boston-scientific-vercise-genusverifiedSource

1. Boston Scientific — official sitehttps://www.bostonscientific.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Product lines

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In-house manufacturing

YesverifiedSource

1. FDA PMA P150031 — Vercise DBS familyhttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpma/pma.cfm?id=P150031

Updated: 2026-05-04

Open source

NoverifiedSource

1. Boston Scientific — official sitehttps://www.bostonscientific.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

GitHub org

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Website

bostonscientific.comverifiedSource

1. Boston Scientific — official sitehttps://www.bostonscientific.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Blog

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Support

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Devices

• invasiveDBS

  Vercise Cartesia X

  boston-scientific

  16 channels—
• invasiveDBS

  Vercise Genus DBS System

  boston-scientific

  32 channels—
• invasiveDBS

  Vercise PC

  boston-scientific

  16 channels—

People

MilestonesverifiedSources (3)

1. Wikipedia — Boston Scientifichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Scientific
2. FDA PMA P150031 — Vercise DBS familyhttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpma/pma.cfm?id=P150031
3. Boston Scientific — Vercise Genus FDA approval press releasehttps://news.bostonscientific.com/2021-01-22-Boston-Scientific-Receives-FDA-Approval-For-The-Vercise-Genus-TM-Deep-Brain-Stimulation-System2021-01-22

Updated: 2026-05-04

1. 1979-06-29

   Boston Scientific founded

2. 2004-06-01

   Acquired Advanced Bionics — entry into neuromodulation

3. 2017-12-08

   FDA approval of original Vercise DBS System (P150031)

4. 2021-01-22

   FDA approval of Vercise Genus (P150031/S040)

Reputation

Strong number-two in DBS by US share. Differentiated from Medtronic on programming flexibility (MICC + directional contacts) rather than sensing.