Boston Scientific gets an FDA clearance

Boston Scientific Corp., the Natick medical device maker, announced that it has received US Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its SpyScope Access-and-Delivery Catheter for diagnostic and therapeutic applications during endoscopic procedures in the pancreatico-biliary system.

"The SpyScope Catheter is used in conjunction with the SpyGlass Direct Visualization System," the company said in a press release. "Previously available for use only in the bile and hepatic ducts, the SpyGlass System can now be used to guide visualization and accessory devices throughout the entire pancreatico-biliary system, enabling physicians to diagnose and treat pancreatic cancer or pre-cancerous tissues."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)