penumbra
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Last month, Boston Scientific agreed to a $15 billion deal to acquire thrombectomy company Penumbra in a bid to enter new, fast-growing segments within the vascular space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Boston Scientific will acquire Penumbra for $14.5 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, which values Penumbra at $374 a share.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
Boston Scientific is spending $14.5 billion in cash and stock to buy Penumbra, another medical-device maker that makes products used in minimally invasive procedures to treat conditions such as pulmonary embolism and stroke.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026
Park includes references to “Same Bed Different Dreams”: Penumbra College, for instance, appears in both books.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025
Penumbra, the name given to the partial shadow on the rim of the total shadow of an eclipse, also to the margin of the light and shade of a picture.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
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