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AtriCure vs Boston Scientific

On overall TruNorth grade, AtriCure scores higher (AtriCure: B, Boston Scientific: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
AtriCure
61/100
C
Boston Scientific
38.4/100

Political donations

AtriCure

FEC: $290K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 14 executive donors.

Boston Scientific

FEC: $28K PAC donations; 69% to Republican, 31% to Democratic committees.

Environment

AtriCure

No public record found.

Boston Scientific

No public record found.

Labor

AtriCure

No public record found.

Boston Scientific

19 federal penalties totaling $1.6B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

AtriCure

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 677 US employees — 45.8% women, 19.6% racial/ethnic minorities; management 35.9% women, 11% minorities.

Boston Scientific

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 17,380 US employees — 45.2% women, 30.8% racial/ethnic minorities; management 39.8% women, 18% minorities.

Charity

AtriCure

No public record found.

Boston Scientific

$9M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.06% of revenue) via Boston Scientific Foundation.

Animal testing

AtriCure

No public record found.

Boston Scientific

No public record found.

Firearms

AtriCure

No public record found.

Boston Scientific

No public record found.

Privacy

AtriCure

No public record found.

Boston Scientific

No public record found.

Executive pay

AtriCure

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 64:1 (median employee pay $144,309; CEO total compensation $8K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

Boston Scientific

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 348:1 (median employee pay $67,539) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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