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penumbra

[pi-nuhm-bruh] / pɪˈnʌm brə /




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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

The deal 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

Now I will try and explain to you what the Penumbra is and how it is produced.

From The Life of Roger Langdon Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen. [With a preface by H. Clifton Lambert.] by Lambert, Henry Clifton




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