Insider Trading Arrangements - shares		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 06, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted			false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated			false
Jeffrey B. Mirviss [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Material Terms of Trading Arrangement	On April 6, 2023, Jeffrey B. Mirviss, our Senior Vice President and President, Peripheral Interventions, terminated a trading plan that was originally entered into on February 23, 2023 and intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of the prior version of Rule 10b5-1(c). The plan covered the sale of up to 76,992 shares of our common stock, including up to 27,208 shares to be acquired upon vesting of performance share units and restricted share units and 30,172 shares to be acquired upon exercise of stock options, between March 27, 2023 and February 23, 2024. Transactions under the plan were based upon pre-established dates and stock price thresholds.		On May 25, 2023, Jeffrey B. Mirviss, our Senior Vice President and President, Peripheral Interventions, entered into a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). Mr. Mirviss’ plan covers the sale of up 105,490 shares of our common stock, including up to 56,690 shares to be acquired upon determination and/or vesting of performance share units and restricted share units and 30,172 shares to be acquired upon exercise of stock options, between August 24, 2023 and March 29, 2024. Transactions under the plan are based upon pre-established dates and stock price thresholds.
Name	Jeffrey B. Mirviss	Jeffrey B. Mirviss
Title	Senior Vice President and President, Peripheral Interventions	Senior Vice President and President, Peripheral Interventions
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted		true
Adoption Date	April 6, 2023	May 25, 2023
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	true
Arrangement Duration	333 days	218 days
Aggregate Available	76,992	105,490	105,490
Charles Dockendorff [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Material Terms of Trading Arrangement			On May 19, 2023, Charles Dockendorff, an independent member of our Board of Directors, entered into a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). Mr. Dockendorff’s plan covers the sale of 21,025 shares of our common stock between August 18, 2023 and May 31, 2024. Transactions under the plan are based upon pre-established dates and stock price thresholds.
Name		Charles Dockendorff
Title		independent member of our Board of Directors
Adoption Date		May 19, 2023
Arrangement Duration		287 days
Aggregate Available		21,025	21,025
Vance R. Brown [Member]
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Material Terms of Trading Arrangement			On May 26, 2023, Vance R. Brown, our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, entered into a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). Mr. Brown’s plan covers the sale of 15,750 shares of our common stock between August 25, 2023 and December 29, 2023. Transactions under the plan are based upon pre-established dates and stock price thresholds.
Name		Vance R. Brown
Title		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted		true
Adoption Date		May 26, 2023
Arrangement Duration		126 days
Aggregate Available		15,750	15,750