Devices & Diagnostics

Boston Scientific’s Genesys HTA treatment gets early FDA approval

Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX) won Food & Drug Administration approval for its Genesys HTA menorrhagia treatment. The Natick, Mass.-based medical devices giant said the device treats excessive menstrual bleeding by ablating the endometrial lining of the uterus. It’s an upgrade of Boston Scientific’s HTA system featuring a new console, easier set-up, a graphic user […]

Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE: BSX) won Food & Drug Administration approval for its Genesys HTA menorrhagia treatment.

The Natick, Mass.-based medical devices giant said the device treats excessive menstrual bleeding by ablating the endometrial lining of the uterus. It’s an upgrade of Boston Scientific’s HTA system featuring a new console, easier set-up, a graphic user interface and “several technology upgrades designed to improve operating performance,” according to a press release.

The Genesys enhancements won CE Mark approval in the European Union in January, according to the release.

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Its competition includes a local entry, the NovaSure ablation treatment made by Bedford, Mass.-based Hologic Inc. (NSDQ:HOLX). Hologic touted the 1-millionth NovaSure procedure last summer.

The Massachusetts Medical Devices Journal is the online journal of the medical devices industry in the Commonwealth and New England, providing day-to-day coverage of the devices that save lives, the people behind them, and the burgeoning trends and developments within the industry.

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