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St Jude Defibrillators
St. Jude Recalls Riata Leads, Says Defect Rate Higher Than Thought
Dec 16, 2011
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A year after stopping sales of its Riata family of defibrillator leads, St. Jude Medical Inc. is officially recalling the defective devices. ...
Feds Seek to Join St. Jude Whistleblower Lawsuit
Aug 9, 2010
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St. Jude Medical Inc. is facing scrutiny from the US Justice Department over an alleged kickback scheme. According to a Reuters report, the US...
Lawsuits Allege Medtronic, Other Firms Illegally Marketed Surgical Ablation Products
Jul 16, 2009
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Medtronic Inc., St. Jude Medical Inc., AtriCure Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp. all allegedly paid kickbacks to doctors in order to convince them to...
St. Jude Served with FDA Warning Letter
Apr 23, 2009
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter this week to St. Jude Medical Inc. because of faulty manufacturing practices at its...
Doctor Criticizes Test Guidelines for New Defibrillator
Dec 11, 2008
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Dr. Robert Hauser of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation has said in today’s New England Journal of Medicine that he is not confident in...
Pacemakers Vulnerable to Hackers, Researchers Say
May 29, 2008
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Pacemakers can be hacked - relatively easily. Now a research team that was able to hack the implantable defibrillators that keep sick hearts...
Heart Device Patients Often Unaware of Recalls
May 16, 2008
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It seems that many patients who have been implanted with heart devices are not aware of recent recalls and do not understand the dangers they might...
Medtronic Sprint Fidelis, St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead Wires Endanger Patients
Nov 19, 2007
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People with a Medtronic or St. Jude implantable defibrillators should know that some of these defibrillators’ lead...
St. Jude Defends Riata Defibrillator Lead, But Expert Skeptical
Nov 13, 2007
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St. Jude Medical Inc. is trying to undo the damage caused by reports that its Riata Defibrillator Lead wires have perforated the hearts of some...
St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead Wires Perforating Patients' Hearts
Nov 12, 2007
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St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Lead wires have been detaching from patients’ hearts and perforating the heart wall, according to reports...
