The Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices with approximately 25,000 employees and revenue of $8.050 billion in 2008. For more than 25 years, Boston Scientific has advanced the practice of less-invasive medicine by providing a broad and deep portfolio of innovative products, technologies and services across a wide range of medical specialties.  The Company's products help physicians and other medical professionals improve their patients' quality of life by providing alternatives to surgery.