Business
Medical device maker Guidant Corp. on Thursday stood by its decision to continue selling an implantable heart defibrillator for months after a potential flaw prompted a redesign, saying the original device was still reliable.
June 3, 2005
Baxter International has sold its Irvine-based Interventional Cardiology unit to Guidant Corp., idling 70 to 80 employees.
Aug. 27, 1995
Johnson & Johnson warned Wednesday that it might pull out of a $25.4-billion deal to buy Guidant Corp. because of potential liability arising from the medical device maker’s sweeping product recalls and a regulatory investigation.
Nov. 3, 2005
The city worries what might happen when Guidant, one of its big employers, is sold.
Dec. 17, 2004
“Medical Device Maker Hid Malfunctions” (June 13) revealed the alarming way in which corporate misconduct, even if it leads to multiple deaths, is treated as a civil, rather than a criminal, matter.
June 22, 2003
A federal overseer had urged Peter Dolan’s firing in the wake of a failed deal to forestall competition for the drug maker’s No. 1 product.
Sept. 13, 2006
An upbeat profit report from Time Warner and a rise in tech shares boost three big indexes. Bond yields also climb.
Judge Sentences Waksal to More Than 7 Years Samuel D.
June 15, 2003
Warning of a possible U.S. terrorist attack pushes some investors into bonds. Dow falls as broader indexes rise.
May 27, 2004
Science & Medicine
Boston Scientific Corp. on Sunday made a definitive $25-billion offer for rival medical device maker Guidant Corp., standing by an earlier proposal that aims to scuttle another bid for Guidant from Johnson & Johnson.
Jan. 9, 2006