, ▁v asc ular ▁surg ery , ▁end os copy , ▁on col ogy , ▁u ro log y ▁and ▁gy ne col ogy . ▁ ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁is ▁primarily ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Tax us ▁St ent , ▁a ▁drug - el uting ▁st ent ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁open ▁c log ged ▁ar ter ies . ▁With ▁the ▁full ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Camer on ▁Health ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁company ▁also ▁became ▁notable ▁for ▁offering ▁a ▁minim ally ▁invas ive ▁impl ant able ▁card io verter - def ibr ill ator ▁( IC D ) ▁which ▁they ▁call ▁the ▁E MB LE M ▁Sub cut aneous ▁Im plant able ▁Def ibr ill ator ▁( S - IC D ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Boston ▁Scient ific ▁was ▁formed ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁in ▁Wat ert own , ▁Massachusetts , ▁as ▁a ▁holding ▁company ▁for ▁a ▁medical ▁products ▁company ▁called ▁Medi - T ech , ▁and ▁to ▁position ▁the ▁company ▁for ▁growth ▁in ▁inter vent ional ▁medicine . ▁ ▁Post - IP O ▁The ▁company ▁went ▁public ▁through ▁an ▁initial ▁public ▁offering ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Tax us ▁St ent ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁other ▁countries ▁and ▁approved ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁the ▁F DA ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁drug - el