Boston Scientific Announces First Patient Active With LATITUDE™ NXT Remote Patient Management System

Boston Scientific Announces First Patient Active With LATITUDE™ NXT Remote Patient Management System PR Newswire NATICK, Massachusetts and PARIS, June 14, 2012 NATICK, Massachusetts and PARIS, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Next-generation wireless remote patient management [TM]system enabled for INGENIO family of pacemakers is now in use in Europe Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has initiated use of the LATITUDE NXT Remote Patient Management System with patients in Europe. Dr. Roberto Verlato, head of cardiology at Camposampiero Hospital in Verona, Italy initiated use of the LATITUDE NXT system with a patient implanted with an INGENIO™ SR pacemaker, and provided the patient with a new home-based wireless communicator. "We welcome the next-generation LATITUDE NXT system as it provides pacemaker patients with a simple and easy-to-use communicator that may replace certain in-clinic follow-up visits. The system offers clinicians the most comprehensive suite of diagnostic tools in the CRM industry to support proactive treatment decisions and provide an opportunity to verify improvement of clinical outcomes, as was demonstrated for ICD and CRT-D patients in the ALTITUDE Survival study," said Dr. Verlato.